I had compromised a lot on so many things when I was with Lucas and I wanted to make sure that I don’t make similar mistakes again. The whole of the day passed without any word from him.
Thankfully, the next day was a Saturday and I was supposed to go shopping with Celeste. The shopping did little to dissolve the tightness in my chest and by evening, I was miserable. I kept checking my phone, refreshing our chat every few seconds to see if there was any message from him.
By 6 pm there was still no word from him. Unable to hold it in again, I decided to call.
He answered on the second ring.
“Hello!” he sounded normal.
“Did you forget our appointment or you’re so busy that you want out? You could have just called to inform me instead of leaving me hanging all day.” I said, poised for a
