Jesse wanted to cry or throw the phone against the wall. She didn't. Instead, she embraced the numb that settled over her. It was only a phone call. It didn't even feel real, she told herself.
She tried not to hear his insults. She was nothing, right? Nothing and no one. Not to Rahul, not to Tracey, or anyone else in her life she'd befriended or cared about.
"I'm sorry, I don't know the basics. Thank you for taking the time to explain them to me. My only concern is Jellybean's safety outside the haze. I don't understand what kind of risk, if any," she didn't want to insult him by saying there was risk even though she couldn't see how there wouldn't be, "there would be and for how long."