#303. The Mistake Chapter 9. Date Night
Ch 9.18 *
#303 *
Jul. 12, 2026
- Chloe (whispering fiercely): "Zia! What are we gonna do?" Zia: "I think I'm gonna make some waffles. You think your boytoy likes waffles?"
- Chloe (starting to panic): "Zia!" Zia (serious): "Chloe, you're a grown woman. You slept with a guy. It's the most normal thing you've done all year. This is good for you."
- Chloe (constrained panic): "No, you don't understand!" "How do I tell him without hurting him that I made a massive mistake?" "That I never should've done — what we did!" "Not now, not ever with this goddamn horse stuck to me!" "And it was my idea — not his! — to come back here, I dragged him into my bedroom, and I — oh God, this is completely my fault, and I wasn't even drunk, and that just makes it worse!" "This is a horrible mistake!" "What was I thinking!?"
- Zia: "Chloe, you were thinking with your butt. Welcome to the human race." " — I mean, sort of."
- Chloe (full-on panic): "Zia, this is a DISASTER!" "I have to figure out what to SAY to him!" "I let my guard down for just ONE MINUTE, and I friggin' picked up a guy at a bar and SLEPT with him!" "What did we — what did I even DO last night?" "Oh my GOD, I don't even want to THINK about it!" "This was a HUGE MISTAKE — I need to — "
- Mark (behind her, softly): "Was it really that bad?" Chloe (frozen like a statue, crumbling as metaphorical lightning strikes).
Characters: Chloe, Mark, Zia
Oh, Chloe. 🤦♂️
— Inker
