Melia’s Point of View
I pace, my phone pressed tightly to my ear.
Voicemail. I swallow hard.
"Alex... Where are you? Please... just... call me."
I scroll to another contact, and I stare at my phone for a few seconds for pressing the call button.
It rings three times before he answers.
"Melia?"
Jared's sleepy voice comes over the phone.
"Hi, Jared. I am so sorry for bothering you this late, but have you spoken to Alex maybe? He isn't home yet."
It is quiet for a few seconds before he answers.
"I thought he was at your show with you?"
He asks and I hear the confusion in his voice.
"Yeah, he was, but he had to go back to the office after the show, and I haven't heard from him since. I just thought maybe you have."
"No, I'm sorry. I could try to call him if you'd like?"
He says
