Interlude 4 Voice Memo
[muffled]
Titch: The plan worked. Ha ha. I am victorious. Ouch.
Titch: Skyler says I need to tell you what happened before he tells Lucas, because he can’t not tell Lucas, and then Lucas will tell you, and you’ll be mad at me.
I was telling him—ow—that you never respond to my messages anyway, so it won’t really matter in the long run. But um. Yeah. I got Terri arrested.
Skyler: Hi, Armand, I’m here too. Terri got himself arrested. The plan didn’t work, because this was not the plan.
Titch: Yes, it was! My plan was to get Terri to hit me on camera, and it worked.
Skyler: I’m still really freaked out. I didn’t get to you in time. I—I didn’t see it coming—
Titch: [squeak] What? No! Skyler, you couldn’t have known—
Skyler: I should’ve known. I’ve known guys like Terri, what they’re capable of. I was there to help you, and I couldn’t even do that—
Titch: You did help! You did exactly what I wanted you to, which was to make sure Terri didn’t see you and to film everything to show the police. You came through! The plan worked!
Skyler: The plan was to record the awful things Terri was doing to Joseph, not get him to start doing awful things to you again.
Titch: I really didn’t think he’d punch me. And I’m sorry, but I’m glad he did. Now it’s over, and we never need to think about him again.
Skyler: . . . You’re a really good friend.
Titch: Thanks. Um. It’s a work in progress. Oh shit, I’m still recording—
[OUTGOING CALL]
RECEIVED: October 9
Titch: My black eye looks ama-zing so fuck you and Lucas and Skyler and everybody. Ha ha. Um. It was really nice to talk to you guys the other day. Guess all I have to do to get you to call me is get the shit beat out of me. Good to know.
RECEIVED: October 13
Titch: Skyler’s brother and his girlfriend are coming to visit over Thanksgiving break.
Which is. So cool. I’m so excited to spend more time with his brother who absolutely hates me and the girl he used to be in love with.
Skyler, not his brother. Well. Also his brother.
They were both in love with her at one point but Skyler says he’s over it, never mind, this isn’t important.
[huff] Um. My eye’s doing a lot better. Tell Lucas I really hope he gets the photography exhibition thing.
I’m super happy for him. And for you, since the anniversary went so well.
And I’m happy for Skyler ’cause he’s excited to see his brother and old crush. [siiiggghhh] Fuck me.
Titch: So, I know I sound like an asshole.
Honestly, I think it’s Professor Lazlo’s miserableness getting to me.
Ken is not doing well. He fully didn’t even show up to class last week, so we sat around talking about our writing projects and things are actually going really well for me, I don’t know what my problem is. Guess I miss you.
Armand: [thumbs-up]
Titch: You are so ridiculous.