Natalia

I saw Luca’s message while I was still in class, and it made me frown. We were supposed to meet up and do something, and I wondered what it was that made him so busy.

There was a quick lunch break before I had to go to another class. Only, my afternoon class was canceled, and I ended up with free time on my hands. I didn’t know what Luca was busy with, but maybe I could see him for just a little bit?

I was about to call him and ask, when my phone rang in my hands. It was Mom, and I smiled in pleasant surprise as I answered the call.

“Mom, hey!”

I realized it had been a while since I spoke to my mom, and felt a little ashamed of myself. Since it was just the two of us, we were pretty close, and before Luca and I started seeing each other regularly, I’d made sure to call her once a week, sometimes several times a week. She called me back just as much, but recently, I’d been busy.

She had her friends and a few things she did to keep her busy, but I knew she missed me just as much as I m