12:07 am
Betty tucked her jacket closer to her as she got closer to Polly's house. It was beginning to rain. Betty climbs onto the porch and knocks on the door. Polly opens the door. She was holding the girl twin, Juniper. "Betty?" Polly asks. "What are you doing here?"
"Hey, Polly," Betty says. "I need to talk to you. Can I come in?"
"Sure," Polly says, opening the door wider for Betty. She steps in, and they walk away from the doorway. Polly places Juniper in the play pin with Dagwood. "So, what do you need to talk about? Do you want some coffee?"
"No, thank you, but we should sit down and talk about this," Betty says. They sit on the couch. "I just got the call from death-cast. I'm a decker now, and I wanted you to be the first to know."
"Please tell me your joking," Polly pleads.
"I wish I was," Betty sighs.
"First Jason, and now you," Polly says, as she choked back a sob. The father of Polly's twins, Jason, got the call on the day Polly went into labor. He got into a car accident on the way to the hospital. Poly learned about his passing as they gave her the pain killers.
"You'll still have mom and dad," Betty reminds her.
"But they're going to try and convince me to move back in with them," Polly says. "I might crack, and you're the only reason I haven't. Have you even told them that you're a Decker yet?"
"No," Betty says. "I want to tell them last because I know they'll lock me up for the day when they learn. They'll try to beat the system, even though it's impossible. I'm planning on telling Toni and Veronic next."
"Did you leave them anything?" Polly asks. "Just in case you never make it home."
"I left them a note," Betty says.
"I think you should also call them," Polly says. "And, if you make it, grab lunch with them. Other than that, live today for yourself. You've basically lived your life for everyone else. I don't think you should die that way."
"If I do that, I would feel selfish," Betty says. "Like I should be spending my day helping someone."
"Then sign up for Last Friend," Polly suggests. "It's basically Tinder for Deckers, and you're looking for a friend instead of a date. My friend Kelsey is signed up, even though as far as I know she isn't a Decker, to help people on their final days."
"You know, that's a good idea," Betty says.
"I know," Polly shrugs. "Crud, I have to leave to drop the twins off at Blossom Manor. I have to go now if I want to not be late for work. Can you lock the door by when you leave? You don't have to leave at this moment."
"Of course," Betty says. Polly pulls her sister in for a hug. Betty wraps her arms around Polly.
"It's going to be so weird without you around," Polly says, holding in a sob. "I'm going to miss you so much. I don't think I've ever told you how much I love and appreciate you."
"I love you too," Betty whispers.
"I hope I get to see you before your time," Polly says.
"I hope to see you before then as well," Betty says. Polly slowly let's go and picks up her twins. Betty opens the door for her, and Polly mouths a thank you. She walks to her car and puts the twins inside. Polly stared at her before climbing into the car and driving off.
Betty sat on the couch after shutting the door. She pulls out her phone and opens the appstore. One of the suggestions on the suggestions for looking up things on the appstore was "apps for Deckers."
The first one to appear was Last Friend. She downloaded the app, which was free, and it finished installing quickly. Betty opened the app and made an account. She leaned back and waited for a response.