Having lunch she could hardly swallow, coupled with her lingering doubts, Audrey Sawyer took out her cell phone and suddenly thought he must have already bought a new phone by now, so she took the opportunity to dial the number that had been turned off.
When she heard the ringing tone inside, a flicker of excitement passed through Audrey's heart—it was good that the phone could get through!
She was scared, so very scared, scared that she would lose her significance in his heart, scared that he would come to dislike her forever!
The phone rang a few times, and finally it was answered, and thus she heard that long-missed and familiar deep voice.
"Hello? Big Brother Howard!"
Hearing Audrey's voice, Clayton Howard's tone was somewhat subdued.
"What's up?"
His three words caught Audrey off guard, bringing a slight sense of loss.
