"What did you do?" Callie shout travels around the cab of my car, "he's breaking everything! He hit andy, he keeps screaming your name and asking for you, I'm scared! Did you really steal his fucking bike?" Her words are slurred with her fear and anger, she's going so fast there's no time for me to get a word in. "WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU, GET BACK HERE NOW. Please." Callie sounds defeated and stressed.
Finally finding an opening in the one-sided conversation I tell her that I can't.
I knew I shouldn't have answered the call, but Callie's the only person I can talk to about this, "he found me, Cal, he burnt down my house."
She was silent for a moment. "Is that why Hunters so angry? He's worried about you?"
I think for a second it wouldn't necessarily be a lie to say yes, he probably was worried under all of his rages, so I agree.
"Here," she says, "talk to him, let him know you're okay."
"Callie!" My protests were ignored, there was a brief silence, I actually entertained the idea of hanging up the phone, when Hunter's voice flooded into my ears, instantly calming my soul.
"Where are you, Cupcake? I thought we were finally on the same page." His voice broke on finally, before hardening to concrete. "Did i. . .God did I hurt you?"
I was touched by the worry in his voice, "no, nothing like that, I, I'm sorry I have to go."
"No, I'm coming to get you, where the fuck are you?"
I sigh, "I'm at home," at least this way I know he will get his bike back and find my note.
"You don't have to do this alone," he says.
Then he's gone and Callie's screaming at me about being a liar. "You slept with him, didn't you! You're just running away again, tell me are you actually where he thinks you are?"
I hadn't noticed there were tears falling down my cheeks until one hit my bare leg, "no," I whisper, "I'm not, I'm going to end this, I'm sorry, Callie, you know I love you." With that, I hung up and shut off my phone.
This was between me and my father now, and I am ready for whatever he plans to throw at me.
I settle in for a long drive, the sun was already setting over the horizon, it was undeniably beautiful, but somehow it was different now I was alone, it shows me how fleeting and uncertain time is yesterday morning I was just a normal college student, hanging out with friends and today I am someone completely different.