To This New Year (C)

The Call.

I was sleeping for a while I guess, because when I woke up, my kitties were going crazy meowing and jumping all over me and running to the door. Which basically means they were hungry for their dinner. I sighed and opened the door, they ran to the kitchen where I keep the kitty food, I followed behind. I went to get the food when suddenly I got a message from an unknown number "hey". I didn't pay much attention because my cats were mad at me, so I went to go feed them. After feeding them I went to my room and turned the tv on, my phone started to ring, it was the same unknown number. I answered "um, hello?" I said, "hey, how are you?" the voice says. "I'm fine I guess." kind of tired of saying that lie, I realized how quiet it was, where is everybody? what time is it? who is this person? why are they cal- "oh," the voice said snapping me out of my thoughts. "yeah... do I know you?" I say, "yeah, we go to school together" the voice laughs. Whoever this is has the most adorable laugh.. and they go to school with me? "um, okay how did you get my number?" I said awkwardly. "I, um, well, I asked around for it.." the voice said shyly. "Oh, why would you want, my number?" I said, now I'm really confused, somebody really wanted my number? me, the suicidal freak? not even that, but they actually called because I didn't text back. oh, wait this must be a joke, or a dare. I'm so stupid, why would somebody want to talk to me? I'm a nobody, everybody hates me. Maybe I should hang up before they start to laugh because it's just a joke. "Please don't hang up," the voice says as if they could hear my thoughts. "Um, why would I do that?" I said. "because, you want to, I'm wasting your time or something." they said, actually sounding worried that I might hang up. "um, okay?" I say, God, I probably sound so stupid. "well, I'm sorry for this," he lets out a small laugh, I knew it, I fucking knew it, it was a joke I thought as he spoke,

"I don't know how to say this, um, I just wanted to te-" I hung up before he could finish. I hate people, I hate myself, I hate my life, why am I even he- my phone was ringing again. I checked to see who it was, it was the unknown number, I let it ring, then it went away, I don't want to hear how funny it was or how dumb I sounded or how ugly I am that nobody likes me. It turned off, then 2 seconds later it rung again, and again, and again. After the 4th missed call it finally stopped, maybe they're finally done. I checked my phone, and cleared the missed call notifications, then it started to ring again which scared the shit out of me which made me throw my phone, ugh. I look at it while it rings, ha.