EMILY
I swiftly cut him off, determined to get my words out. "Please, let me finish." I took a deep breath, or twenty, and blurted out, "Look, I may not be the nicest person, but even I know I shouldn't have done what I did that night. I know how much you love Rue and shouldn't have done something so selfish. So, here I am, calling to apologise for my impulsive behaviour."
Silence greeted my apology, only broken by the sound of his calm breathing on the other end of the line.
Continuing, I added, "But, as I hope you want too, I would like for us to maintain our friendship. It means a lot to me."
"Same here, Emily," he declared, finally breaking his silence. "And for what it's worth, I don't find you to be the selfish type, and I think you're just about the nicest person I have had the
