School on the following Friday ended again with no word from Alex. 5 days of ratio silence. I had all but given up hope as I trudged into my bedroom and shut the door. Tyler had agreed to look after mom to give me a much-needed night off. I plopped back on my bed letting myself relax and closed my eyes. I drifted into a half sleep.
Suddenly, my phone lit up and buzzed. Ugh, why do people call when they can just text?! Without opening my eyes, I flopped my hands across my covers until one landed on something hard. I picked up my phone and swiped to answer the call.
“Hello.” I mumbled.
“Hey, Rose, its me.” Alex’s voiced sounded.
I instantly shot straight up, rubbed the sleep from my eyes, and cleared my throat.
“Alex?”
“Yeah, listen….” He paused. “I am rea
