✿SS|13 [230217]
Winner of Brigade Awards 2017 for best short story!
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In which a boy is too broke to pay for Pizza Hut and ends up calling his Soul mate.
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❝It was supposed to be nothing, really. But at some point it b...
"I swear to God, I'm gonna report you this instant. This is not Pizz-"
"Well someone is a bit moody today."
"So, not going to pretend to be ordering Pizza and show off to your friends?"
"Damn you got it."
"It wasn't hard to figure out. Nobody sane calls random number ordering Pizza."
"Yeah I know im insane but you know for what?"
"Let me guess: Pizza?"
"Nah, You."
"How dare you cheat on pizza! You unfaithful cockroach!"
"Cockroach...?"
"Just tell me, why did you call here again. Do you want McDoanlds now?"
"I sorta kinda wanted to...apologise."
"What was that? I didn't quite catch it."
"I said I kind of wanted to apologise."
"Oops. Still can't hear you over the voice of how cool I'm!"
"That's it. I'm gonna hang up."
"....."
"...."
"I hope you know I'm waiting."
"You are officially the rudest person ever!'
"Since when rudest became a word?"
"Since I become a cockroach."
"You still haven't apologised."
"I dropped the idea a long time ago sweetheart."
"Ew. Sweetheart is so corny. Don't ever use it again please."
'But you-'
'Dude I'm coming just give me a second. Hey listen I gotta go."
"I never stopped you...?"
"That's so sweet of you sweethea-"
"Yeah ok bye-bye."
She cut the line before he could complete his sentence. She put the phone over the pile of her untouched assignment as she raked through her messy hair.
She was sure, almost, that he will not call again. What was there to talk after all? Strange and pointless conversations could only survive a designated time, before they vanish into the clouds of unfamiliarity and what was once unknown.
As soon as the other line went silent, he could not feel but a little bit of sadness seeping through the veins flowing hesitantly with the blood. He shook his head and walked over to his friend. He called him for nothing but a multi-player match. He almost wanted to call her back. Almost.
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