[hadn't fully expected a reply and was beginning to find the stress overwhelming -- what would he do? he couldn't afford lowered marks, what would his family do if he got kicked out of school? what if -- what if -- ]
[thoughts race as he feeds and pets his Very Obese Cat™, realizing his silenced phone is blinking at him some half an hour later]
no subject
[thoughts race as he feeds and pets his Very Obese Cat™, realizing his silenced phone is blinking at him some half an hour later]
[oh.]
[...that seems suspicious]
Yes? How so?