*Tallon*

“This is Natalia. Leave your name and number after the beep, and I’ll get back to you.” A loud beep followed soon after, ringing out of my phone's speaker into the empty room.

“Natalia, call me back please,” I muttered into the speaker, probably too close to my mouth, but I didn’t care at this point. “I… there’s something I have to tell you.”

I ended the call, feeling the exact same way as I did yesterday when I left a ...