Room 417, Tuesday evening
Let's see, breakup, Anakin be gone and general wallowing. At least the hangover wasn't too bad.
Still, she doesn't really feel like being out if it means having to possibly explain anything to anyone, so instead she's holed up in her room, trying to talk herself out of doing something. Which doesn't work, so she picks up the phone.
"Tyler residence,"
"Hi, Yvette. Is Mom or Dad around?"
"Jaye!" Yvette says happily. "So good to hear you again! Just a moment."
Jaye lays against the pillows on her bed and waits for someone to pick up the phone. Finally she hears her mother's voice on the line. "What happened?" Karen asks immediately.
"Why do you think something happened?" Jaye asks.
"You're calling at a reasonable hour with provocation. Did you get arrested again? Is this your one phone call?"
Jaye sighs. "No. So, I was thinking about coming home this weekend."
Karen pauses and asks, "Jaye, are you on the lam?"
"Mom. I'm not in any trouble. You guys are always on my case about being available and stuff, so here. I'm even volunteering."
"Well, I suppose that's all right..."
"Great. I'll be in Friday."
"Is everything all right?" Karen asks.
Jaye shrugs. "Bad week."
"All right... Well, someone will be here on Friday. And... you are planning on actually being around, right?"
No. In actuality, she was planning on going to hang out with Mahandra most of the weekend. "...Sure."
"All right. We'll see you then."
As soon as she hangs up the phone, she looks at the lion on the desk and says, "See, I went crazy and I didn't even need you to do it."
The lion stays almost depressingly silent.
Still, she doesn't really feel like being out if it means having to possibly explain anything to anyone, so instead she's holed up in her room, trying to talk herself out of doing something. Which doesn't work, so she picks up the phone.
"Tyler residence,"
"Hi, Yvette. Is Mom or Dad around?"
"Jaye!" Yvette says happily. "So good to hear you again! Just a moment."
Jaye lays against the pillows on her bed and waits for someone to pick up the phone. Finally she hears her mother's voice on the line. "What happened?" Karen asks immediately.
"Why do you think something happened?" Jaye asks.
"You're calling at a reasonable hour with provocation. Did you get arrested again? Is this your one phone call?"
Jaye sighs. "No. So, I was thinking about coming home this weekend."
Karen pauses and asks, "Jaye, are you on the lam?"
"Mom. I'm not in any trouble. You guys are always on my case about being available and stuff, so here. I'm even volunteering."
"Well, I suppose that's all right..."
"Great. I'll be in Friday."
"Is everything all right?" Karen asks.
Jaye shrugs. "Bad week."
"All right... Well, someone will be here on Friday. And... you are planning on actually being around, right?"
No. In actuality, she was planning on going to hang out with Mahandra most of the weekend. "...Sure."
"All right. We'll see you then."
As soon as she hangs up the phone, she looks at the lion on the desk and says, "See, I went crazy and I didn't even need you to do it."
The lion stays almost depressingly silent.