“Then I hung out with…” I trailed off on purpose and continued in a deadpan voice. “Oh god, the pain. There’s a tunnel, a light.” I changed to my childlike voice. “Auntie Em? Uncle Henry? Toto? What are you doing here?” Asher burst out laughing next to me while there was silence on the phone. I couldn’t stop myself; I started laughing too. “That’s not fucking funny, Lexie!” Zeke shouted at me. “Oh, it is from my end.” I was still laughing as he cursed at me again. “We’re fine, Zeke, we’re at the classroom.”
