I call her from my cell phone, begging this time for her to pick up and to my surprise she does, making me feel almost euphoric for that accomplishment. I feel my cheeks stretch to the max when I can hear her again.
"Hello?," her voice is like music to my ears and I can't help but smile wider, if that's possible.
"I'm a brute, a complete bastard pig for talking to you that way, little girl," I say in a rushed manner, hoping she won't hang up on me for sounding like a madman. I'm so sorry, "I'm capable of kicking myself just to get your forgiveness".
A long silence is heard on the other end and I feel a lump in my throat, thinking that he will tell me that we'd better go our separate ways. I swallow hard, hoping he won't hang up on me out of the blue.
"Are you all right?," she sounds a
