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JAMES
"Baby," I say once she answers the phone.
"Yeah?" At the sound of her voice, I sigh in relief.
And a weight was lifted off my shoulders.
She's here.
The sound of her voice was proof that she was here and for the first time in two days, I was able to let my guard down.
"I texted you so many times," I tell her.
"I know." She replies.
"Why didn't you answer my phone calls?" I ask.
"I was sick." I raise an eyebrow at that.
"Again?"
"Mhm."
Lies.
She's lying to me.
"Okay, let's say you were. But there's something you're not telling me."
"I'm fi-" Already knowing what she is going to say, I cut her off.
She can't be fine when she was crying her heart out.
She can't be fine when I heard the way she called herself worthless. Her voice held so much hatred, so much sadness, and that word happened to be directed to her.
So I refuse to believe that "she's fine" as she says she is.
I just can't.
Sitting back down on the couch, I hold my face with one hand, while I hold the phone with the other. "Don't lie to me, not now. Not after leaving me worried for you." I beg.
Because if I didn't beg, would she say anything to me?
I hear her sigh but she doesn't say anything.
I'm about to ask her what's wrong until a thought crosses my mind.
"James."
"Huh?" Her voice changes in confusion.
"That's my name." I say again and her breath hitches
"James," She says slowly and I find myself closing my eyes at the way she says it.
It sounded so foreign coming from her lips. But I enjoyed the way she said it so much that I wanted to hear her say my name once more.
"Yeah, that's me." I remove the hand from my face and lean against the couch.
"I didn't think of that," She hums.
I want to keep talking about it, but there are other matters at hand.
Running a hand through my wavy hair, I get to the point. "Listen, I know that we are strangers and that we have only been talking to each other for a month, but to me that month was enough to grow fond of you. So when I called you two days ago, and I heard you crying that was enough to make me worry about you. But hanging up on me like that, leaving me worried sick for two whole days, is just cruel." I take a deep breath before continuing.
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