m'sorry

“Colin—” he started, but Bryan Barker made kissing noises, and Colin’s face grew redder. / “M’sorry,” mumbled Colin, and he walked away.

2016 February 2, Aimée Carter, “Pigeon Pancakes”, in Simon Thorn and the Wolf's Den (Simon Thorn; 1), New York, N.Y.: Bloomsbury Children’s Books, →ISBN, page 16

“M’sorry, Kassie said. / “It’s all right.” It really was. I was out of that damn house. / “I wanted to—” she started. “I thought we could hang out. It’s Christmas Eve.”

2017 July 25, Glen Erik Hamilton, “Age Twelve, December 24”, in Every Day Above Ground (A Van Shaw Novel; 3), New York, N.Y.: William Morrow, →ISBN, page 247

“He just died. He got ill and died. One day he was here then he wasn’t anymore.” / Adam bit his lip. Charlie’s face had closed up again and Adam decided against probing any more. “M’sorry,” he said uselessly.

2017 September 5, Matthew J. Metzger, chapter 11, in Sharing Secrets, Lincoln, Lincolnshire: Finch Books, →ISBN, page 118