Audre & Bash Are Just Friends(52)





Audre: i’m scared of needles, remember



Bash: I’d make u feel safe, promise



Audre: but it’s illegal



Bash: just trust me



Audre: what if we get arrested



Bash: what if it’s worth it



Audre: menace



Bash: good night, A



Audre: good night, B



NEW DAY

Audre: i think I’m sick.



Bash: what kinda sick



Audre: idk, my throat is scratchy and i sneezed twice today. maybe I shouldn’t go to the party



Bash: ur going. i have a whole thing planned



Audre: i might be contagious



Bash: contagious doesn’t always mean dangerous



Audre:???



Bash: think about it. yawns are contagious. if somebody yawns in ur vicinity, u do it too



Audre: ok that’s true



Bash: and aren’t periods contagious? like when a bunch of girls are on a sports team together or live in the same dorm



Audre: WHAT



Bash: no?



Audre: periods aren’t contagious! girls’ cycles sync up when we’re around each other for a long time



Bash: ur so fucking smart



Audre: it’s science!



Bash: smiles are contagious too. yours is, at least



Audre: wait what



Bash: when u smile, I wanna smile too. See? contagious, not dangerous



Audre:…



Audre:…



Bash: ur smiling now, I can tell



Audre:



Bash: ur coming on friday. take some tussin & feel better soon



Audre: FINE. sneeze



Bash: night, A



Audre: night, B



NEW DAY

Audre: u know, the other night, when u were thinking about your organs?



Bash: i’m always thinking about my organs



Audre: i think about mine, too. i sometimes wish I could have a constant x-ray streaming to see what’s going on in there



Bash: i love x-rays



Audre: NO, I LOVE X-RAYS. speaking of, I have something to confess



Bash: i’m ready



Audre: promise to still be my funsultant when I tell you



Bash: i promise on mamas



Audre: i have a tooth in my chin



Bash:…



Bash:…



Bash: whut



Audre: it’s an adult tooth that never pushed up! it’s laying down sideways, deep down in my chin. the baby tooth it was supposed to replace? it never fell out



Bash: UNHINGED I LUV IT. does your chin hurt?



Audre: i can’t feel it. and my baby tooth fits in w the rest. no one would ever know. his name is robert



Bash: whose name?



Audre: my chin-tooth. when I was little, dr. gregg told me to name it and make friends with it. so it didn’t freak me out



Bash: this is the greatest news I’ve ever heard. can I see the X-ray?



Audre: maybe one day



Bash: since we’re doing this, I have a body secret to tell u too



Audre: i’m scared



Bash: i have 3 nipples



Audre: YOU HAVE 3 WHAT



Bash: the third one’s small! it’s on my stomach, u can barely see it. harry styles has 4



Audre: did u name yours?



Bash: should I?



Audre: roberta



Bash: YES. robert’s sister



Audre: it’s weird that we trust each other like this



Bash: idk it’s not so weird to me



Audre: night, B



Bash: night, A



NEW DAY

Bash: i did some research on panic attacks



Audre: (embarrassing)



Bash: it’s not, tho. therapists get anxiety too



Audre: i know, i know



Bash: ever heard of the 333 method



Audre: ofc, i’ve prescribed it a million times. when u feel panic coming on, u focus on 3 senses. something u can see, hear, and touch



Bash: so why don’t you try it?



Audre: cuz then i’d be admitting that I have panic attacks. admitting that I have panic attacks makes me wanna have a panic attack



Bash: nah, man. ur gonna start doing 333. okay?



Audre: okaayyyy



Bash: ur stubborn as hell



Audre: duh i’m a taurus. u know what else tauruses are? curious. which is why i solved the 1980s smurf lunch box mystery



Bash: !!!!!


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