The phone hadn’t rung twice, after hitting the ”dial” button.
Hey Gorgeous, how are you doing today?
She felt her cheeks flushing, to the sound of his voice. Everytime was like discovering it for the first time. She felt him smiling at the other end of the line, and what a smile that was.
She walked back and forth, kicking the dead leaves covering the sidewalk.
Where are you, now?
From the background noises, she could tell he was in his pickup truck.
Oh, you know, in between jobs….
He used to build houses, but he was the ambitious type, and in the short time she had come to know him, he had made himself the foreman of many building sites around the area. ”All for he better” she thought. Less risks, more responsabilities… A little more time off, and she sure wouldn’t complain about that.
I’m still a little worn out, I partied a bit too hard last weekend.
That explained his silence of the last couple of days… He giggled, saying he wouldn’t drink a single drop of alcohol for the following month.
We’re not 20 anymore, are we?
She wished she had been at that party. Downing shooters like teenagers, discovering the fun of getting drunk.
I have to go, I was on a break but the job’s calling!
He sighed, she loved how he did that.
Call me tomorrow, Gorgeous.
The request made her smile, did he feel that?
I will… Maybe.
Cyranny's Cove 
A phone call from a lover
A little tale to cover
Every hidden part
Of his meaning
And of his heart
Just the start
Of his scheming
To keep the ball in play
But never to say
Who will win or lose
But to choose
In his head
To hold possession
With no aggression
And no eyes
But instead
With carefully crafted lies
That will not say. Or betray
What has been rehearsed
And so sweetly conversed
He has thrown you a rope
But it is your choice to be naïve
So you believe
What you would hope
To be true
And conceive
Of something new
Clinging
To a dream
Singing
Of your joy
For this boy
All alone
On the phone
Only a call
You don’t see him at all
Pretending he would really care
Pretending he is really there
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Love it how you took me to the moment.
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Only maybe?
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Good one! 😊
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