I pressed my phone to my ear as I locked my apartment door while I kept listening to the unanswered rings. Then I gave a long sigh when Kelly’s voicemail kicked in.
My fingers hovered over the screen even as I debated whether to try again.
Was she ignoring me? Was she that mad at me? I wondered as I let out another sign.
Guilt stirred in my chest as I thought of it. . I had been cold—too cold—when I sent her away last night. But what else could I have done, really? That call had shattered something inside me and I hadn’t been ready to talk about it…I had not just been ready to talk to anyone.
Still… what if I had gone too far?
Or maybe she was just busy, I told myself as I looked around my house to confirm that I had properly locked everywhere. She did have a life outside of being m
