"You're welcome," he says. "I'm here for you." After that, we hang up. I went and opened the door for him. He walked inside of my house, and I closed the door behind him. I lead him into the living room, and he sits down on the couch while I stand in front of him. "I'm sorry that it took me so long to call you," I say. "I know that you were worried about me." "Of course I was," he says. "I'm always concerned for your safety." "You shouldn't be though," I tell him. "I'm not in any danger from anything right now. And besides, I thought that you had to go somewhere." "I did," he sighs. "But I didn't have much choice in the matter. I had to leave early because of some things that happened yesterday." "What happened?" I ask. "Someone broke into the house across the street from mine," he

