Simone

I’d just walked into my house when my phone rang. I looked at the caller ID to see it was Michael.

“What do the rules say about calling when it isn’t your night?” I asked in lieu of a greeting.

“When nobody is scheduled, it’s first come, first serve,” he joked.

“That’s a shame,” I sighed. “You’re my last call of the night.”

He went silent on the other end, so I quickly told him I was joking.

“Good, ...