"Oliver hello? Can you hear me?"
"Yes, yes I can. Now let me call for Nerissa, fair warning, I suggest you cup your ears...NERISSA GET YOUR ASS OVER HERE!"
"Ow..."
❝Excuse me, Oliver, why are you shouting my name? Can't you see I'm trying to take my break in PEACE.❞
"Nerissa, here's the phone. It's for you. Don't even try to walk away this time. Just LISTEN to him."
❝Fine, hello?❞
"Hi."
❝Hey.❞
"I'm sorry. I'm sorry for it all. The dynamic label I put on us. I shouldn't have pushed you to open up about yourself. I...just wanted to show you that I care, but it came off so terrible. I don't deserve your forgiveness. I don't deserve any of it, but what you said yesterday made me realize that I shouldn't have put a label on us beyond friends. It's obvious we're both not ready for anything more."
❝I don't forgive you. However, I still want to be your friend...besides Oliver, you're the only person that wants to know the real me. I can't just let that go. We don't need a label beyond friends. That is, if you still want to be friends?❞
"Of course I want to be friends. There's nothing more I want than to be just friends."
❝Friends?❞
"Friends."
"FINALLY THE SITUATION IS SOLVED!"
❝The situation is not solved. It will take a while to get over this, but for the sake of our friendship, Quentin, I'm willing to work through that. By the way Oliver, stop shouting.❞
"So, what happens now?"
❝I hang up.❞
"What? Why?"
❝We're friends. You apologized. I apologized. The situation takes time to get over. I will still talk to you, but you must respect the fact that I'm still upset.❞
"I respect that and I'm sorry."
❝Good and I know.❞
"Nerissa?"
❝...❞
"You know what? I'm fine with you hanging up on me. I'm just glad you're talking to me again."
❝...❞
"Well, except for now."
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Nerissa & Q
Short StoryA series of phone calls between Nerissa & Q. When one phone call turns into heartbreak, sadness, and love. #956 In Short Story [8/27/16] #558 In Short Story [9/10/16] #382 In Short Story [9/24/16]
