The persistent ring of my phone flickered my eyes open. I reluctantly reached for my phone to see Daniel, the pharmacist’s caller ID flash on my screen.
I had told him last night that I wasn’t interested in meeting up anymore, but Daniel wouldn’t take no for an answer.
He insisted that I must fulfill my promise and I couldn’t stand him up just like that.
I sighed deeply, rubbing my eyes gently with the dorsum of my hands.
Sleep still lingered in my eyes as I picked his call.
Daniel’s voice erupted from the phone immediately I picked.
“You really think you can stand me up and go scot- free?”
His voice was stern and menacing, his words welding up knots in my stomach.
“Oh please shut the f**k up.”
“You must really think that I will be so foolish and bring myself so low to sl
