I was rushing back to have breakfast with my wife.

Daniel didn’t rush back as he promised; he had to get his forehead dressed and think of a good excuse to pull wool around Emile’s eyes. After being delayed at the hospital, he missed the last flight and had to stay back. He decided to catch up with Ron since he didn’t have anything planned and dialled Ron on the way back from the hospital; he had a lot to tell Ron.

“Hey… it’s Dan.”

“Um” Ron’s acknowledged unenthusiastically.

“Let’s catch up. Are you free now?”

“I am free but let’s not catch up.” Ron refused without a second thought.

“Huh?”

“I told you previously that I don’t approve of the path you want to take and that if you choose to take that path, then there is no need for us to be friends. Remember??” Ron paused before he continued “Since you have made your choice, there is no need to ring this number anymore. We are no longer friends.” Ron didn’t waste time and hung up after saying what he wanted.

Daniel held on to the phone with a colourful expression as he listened to the ‘du