Part 3 - The Phone Call
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The sound of the ringtone echoed in Jake's bedroom and it took him half a minute to realize what was happening. He never looks at the caller's name, instead he just answers "Yes" in a rasping voice, thinking it's just one of his mates calling to get him out of bed.
A few seconds pass before a shy voice starts talking, and Jake realizes his mistake.
"Are you upset?"
"No, sorry. Hello! I just woke up and assumed it was my friend calling, he usually wakes me up around this time on the weekends..."
"Oh..." Sarah replies, followed by a few more quiet seconds. "I'm sorry I woke you, do you want to go back to bed? We can talk later..."
Sarah's voice was shaking, and she was not sure if it was because she was nervous or if it was his rasping voice replying with such certainty when he said: "Don't be sorry, I'm glad you called. I've missed your voice, it's beautiful."
Even though he can't see her, Sarah's cheeks are burning red like a wildfire.
After a few more seconds of awkward silence, Jake initiates a conversation and, before they know it, they've been talking for almost two hours. Eventually, Jake decides that his hunger is about to eat him alive and says he has to get breakfast ready.
"Do you want to meet up later? I'm free all day today." he says before hanging up.
"Sure, what did you have in mind?"
"I think I'll keep that a surprise for now. I'll pick you up around 3?"
"Can't wait." Sarah says in an attempt to sound calm despite her excitement.
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When Jake hangs up the phone, he falls back down on the bed and mumbles to himself: "Alright, five hours to come up with something special to do.
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