Chapter 3
The Unexpected Call
As I lay on my bed thinking of what had happened lately, I took my phone and was waiting for a message, but I scrolled up and down and didn't see anything.
My mind kept drifting about him and I couldn't resist it.
The stupid smirk, that soft voice, I couldn't let it go early, still wondering how this all of a sudden.
The way we look at me is as if I were the person in the room.
All his attention was focused on only me, could it be what I'm thinking of? No, no, no, I'm too silly to think of that.
As I was arguing with myself, my phone buzzed, and an unknown number was calling me. I didn't even check who the person was. My heart started to race as if I were in a competition.
My heart knew the person before my heart did.
For seconds, I stared at the screen, didn't know if I should pick up or not, but I was really waiting for his call.
My finger hovered over the answer button as if I was afraid of what might happen if I picked up.
I finally did,
Hello I said trying to be calm
Sarah, he said, just my name. Smooth, low like he knew what he was doing.
I swallowed, and said u didn't waste time using my number huh.
He laughed quickly, and it sent something warm and cool. I couldn't resist him because I had been wondering what to talk about and how to start it, but here it comes as if he had prepared before calling me.
I couldn't help it and wasn't ready to let the day end without hearing your beautiful voice again, said Junior. I rolled my eyes, but I smiled too. I hate that he could do that to me, and I said It's late, Junior, you know we are having a meeting tomorrow with another company early in the morning.
Yeah, he said, but it didn't feel right ending the day without saying goodnight.
There was silence.
Not the awkward kind but the one which pulls people together without a word.
Then, finally, he asked how long it had been since we saw each other.
I replied ten years, of course.
I whispered memories flashed back through my head.
The night parties we went together, the shopping we did, the night dinner and a lot was going through my head as I had to flash back something, even lose focus on him.
Until he started talking about our childhood moments together, which suddenly felt heavier now.
He talked about it as if it were yesterday, we laughed together on the call and remembered details I didn't think he would.
Before I knew 2 hours had passed.
My cheeks hurt from laughing too much.
Sarah, he said softly I'm glad we met again.
And just like that my heart betrayed me. I didn't say much back and I didn't have to. It was already written in the way my heart cracked when I said goodnight.
I hung up, but the moment didn't end there. I was frozen and didn't even realise I had fallen so deeply into it. I stared at my phone like an idiot, smiling to myself. Something was happening and it was bigger than I wanted to admit.
I couldn't sleep, still thinking of him as if I had been asked to study him...