Last Violent Call

by Chloe Gong

“I’m a married woman. Roma, come help me get the knives, would you?” In that moment, as Roma pushed off the wall and followed her obediently, he fell in love all over again.

“What were you shushing me for?” Roma whispered after a few seconds. “You were the one talking.” “I like telling you to shut up,” Juliette replied.

If anyone asked, they were roommates.

“I thought you were my roommate.” “We can’t be roommates who kiss?”

Let me love you, he mouthed. Arrested for public obscenity, Benedikt mouthed back in warning.

“Mars,” Benedikt said dully. “You would hate that.” “I love saving the day.” “You couldn’t be patient to save your life.”

“Why,” Marshall whined. Still, he didn’t dawdle.