“And what? You call him and get your facts straight. You have his phone number. Go ahead and dial him.”
“But—”
“Here… This is the first number he gave you.” Nicole interjected, her hand outstretched with a rumpled note in her hand.
It was the first letter he’d written to me, where he’d attached his number in full.
“How did you get that so quickly, and where—”
“That’s not the issue here. Call him.” Nicole interrupted me again, pushing the paper into my hand. She raised her brows and urged me to go on.
“I’ve tried calling this number, but it’s not going through. I doubt if it will work now.”
“Just try.” She persisted. Sighing, I did as she said.
The first attempt went into voicemail, and the second… The server said the number was invalid, and I showed Nicole.
“I told you. The n
