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The next morning, I woke up before sunrise so I could call Tina before I had to leave for my commute. It was painfully early but I didn’t mind because I got to tell my girlfriend all about my first day.
While tucked in snuggly under my warm blankets, I dialled her number.
It only rang twice before she picked up. “Hello, hello. You’ve reached the girlfriend line.”
My stomach fluttered when I heard her voice. “What am I supposed to press to speak to the most beautiful, adorable girlfriend?”
“Press… one,” she said, attempting to mimic a robot.
“Beep, pressing one,” I joked.
“Hello, this is Tina speaking,” my girlfriend answered in her normal voice.
I laughed as I snuggled into my fluffy pillow. “I’ve been dying to talk to you.”
“We’ve only been apart for a week.”
“And it’s too lon
