章 28: Chapter 28

"Oh, little sub, you are perfect for me. No, I can't come back no matter how badly I want to see you."

I understood and decided not to push it and told him to call me if he needed anything. I felt myself deflate like a balloon with a hole in it after I hung up. All the excitement and anxiety rushed out at once and I flopped onto the couch. I stared down at my phone and willed it to ring. I wanted someone on the other end to distract me from my dark thoughts. I mulled over every word, every sentence to try and figure out what I had done wrong.

I put in a movie and watched it as closely as I could for about an hour before finally giving up. I looked up at the clock again only to realize I had been checked it out every five minutes for the last hour. Out of frustration then gave up and did what I always did when I had a problem. I called Lizzie.

"Hey, what are you guys up to?" I asked as soon as she answered.