I hadn’t called her in days. How was she? I missed her, but I wanted to wait until tomorrow, when it would be more significant.<\/p>\n
Suddenly I heard her voice.<\/p>\n
“I wonder how he is. He hasn’t called for days.<\/p>\n
(long silence)<\/p>\n
I wonder if he still likes me. Well, actually, I liked him too.<\/p>\n
But then I didn’t like how there was always this nagging voice in the background, like… his mom was bugging him or something, and he yelled back at her. I didn’t like that. And he was always so… I dunno.<\/p>\n
Maybe I should call him.<\/i>”<\/p>\n
She dialled, and I picked up.<\/p>\n
Me<\/b>: Hello? Hello?<\/i><\/p>\n
I pressed my pillow repeatedly, frantically, as if my Answer button was there.<\/p>\n
Still lost, I picked up my handphone and called her number. No answer. When I realized what just happened to me, I messaged an apology for calling past bedtime.<\/p>\n
And yes, in case you’re wondering, Albert is okay<\/s> not okay. He’s on medication. He was nauseous on Tuesday, and the doctor said he was pale<\/i> and had low blood pressure on Wednesday. He feels a nice warm buzz on Thursday, 12:30am; it’s already 4 hours since his last dosage, should he take more fever medicine?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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