[august waits for the other shoe to drop, only no new notification blips on his phone screen. the tone from him changes entirely. his anger dissipates.]
[This is edging too weird, a knot in his gut that tells him he doesn't want to hear what August's got to say. Not right now. He's too close to being done, can't let anything distract him.
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I'm trying to protect what we have. Our family has enough to deal with, we don't like surprises. Next time make sure it isn't a surprise.
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Did you hit your head on one of your nighttime walks? I'm not part of your fucked up family.
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You didn't get the paperwork?
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Call me.
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He doesn't call.]