Six Silences

AUDREY'S POV

My fingers gripped the plastic edge of my phone case. The screen glared back at me, illuminating the call log in harsh, unforgiving light. Six outbound calls to Nolan. Six glaring red arrows pointing outward, met with zero incoming responses. I swiped the screen down, hoping a delayed message or a missed call notification might suddenly load. The digital display remained blank.

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