Happy and worried

Juss's POV

After sixteen missed calls from Eggust and Ezekiel combined, I decided to switch off my phone and rest for the entire day but I didn't go through with it.

They both used their real numbers. A smile crept onto my face as I remembered when I thought Eggust would use an unknown number just to talk to me. But he was too proud to do that.

But why would they call me sixteen times?

Sixteen!

I knew Ezekiel was calling as well because Eggust was trying to talk to me but since I wasn't giving him the time of the day, he wanted me to think there was an emergency and come running.

Nope! Wouldn't work on me.

I refused to fall for such a cheap trick.

When I heard the chime signaling a new text message, I looked at the chair in the corner where I’d thrown my phone for fear of giving in to the temptation to pick up the phone and just listen to Eggust say; 'hello'.

Sighing, I stood up and went there, paused for a while to brace myself before bending to pick up the pho