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two weeks. fourteen days. three hundred and thirty-six hours. that’s how long it’s been since penny last saw her. since she’s heard anything real , anything beyond the few scattered texts that did nothing to quiet the constant knot in her stomach. she’s tried to keep it together — tried to throw herself into work, into anything that might keep her from spiraling. but it’s when she forgets to do her warm-ups before the second act , too distracted checking her phone , that it really hits. when she almost misses four cues in a single performance , her mind anywhere but the stage , that’s when she knows — she can’t keep pretending she’s fine. she has to call again. she’s given drew space. figured there was a reason for the silence , something she shouldn’t push. but that reasoning only gets her so far when it feels like she’s been abandoned — like she’s been led to believe in something , only to be left standing alone. when she’d knocked on drew’s door a few nights ago , her roommates had no real answers for her. now , sitting curled up on her couch, her phone cold and useless in her hands , she gives in. again. she dials. voicemail. again. "hey. i know i said i’d stop calling. and at this point , i get it — you don’t want to talk to me. you want nothing to do with me anymore , fine. but can you just — just give me a sign of life ? please ? i feel like you at least owe me that. just let me know that you’re okay. or if you’re not. just … please , drew. please." by the time she ends the call, her hands are shaking. she stares at her phone for a long moment, then sets it down, swallowing against the lump in her throat.
MOLLY GORDON in Venice, Italy for Miu Miu Women's Tales at the 81st Venice Film Festival photographed by Emilio Madrid (September 1, 2024)
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