he turned his phone off the minute it registered that the message was sent. no replies, no worried parents, no one tense and practical ready to throw advice at him from all sides. it's not like it was the first time he'd done something stupid. that other people said was stupid.
it's not that he didn't appreciate his life. it was pretty good, actually. his girlfriend was loyal to him, even though he left her for months at a time with no real destination. his parents at least cared about him enough to try and give him advice.
it wasn't that he wanted to die. or that he necessarily wanted to live either. his indifference toward either gave him fearlessness. too much affinity for life or death made one tense. made one scared. lack of emotion was freedom.
a hundred miles away, a phone chimed in with a message. "plan to call you in 4 hours. after 5, you probably won't hear from me again. no worries. love."
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