Literature
Call Me
I set my phone down and started staring at it. There was no way that I was going to call her first this time. She was going to have to apologize to me. This time, it was the perfect maiden that had messed up, and I refused to claim it as my own fault.
Eight o'clock passed without it buzzing. Not even a hint that she might call.
I stood up and made a pan of noodles. As the water was boiling, I could hear a soft hum. I grabbed the phone, only to find that it wasn't her; it was my mother.
I ignored it.
I finished eating my noodles. Nine o'clock crept forward and passed by. Then another hour passed in silence.
At 11:30, I couldn'