50

SIRA

The way he was offering the phone to me made me feel so nice. It was so good to be able to feel this way for someone like Alpha Eros, even though he had broken my heart. I watched as he brought a smartphone from his pocket. I had no idea how these things worked, because I have never used one before and now, I was curious.

I took the phone from Alpha Eros as I tried my best to maintain my cool. There was something about the whole thing that made me feel some sort of way, but I had to be cool because the whole thing could get more complicated than this was already. I just need to be mindful of what was going on now. There was a lot at stake, and I couldn’t afford to do things in a nonchalant.

I looked at Alpha Eros, and he focused instead on helping with the food. I took a deep breath and concentrated on dealing my parent’s landline. They both picked at the fourth ring. I took a deep breath to steady my nerves.

“Mom?” I asked softly.

I could hear her scream in amazement. There was