summer boy ~ tal fishman ✓

~48~

I am still staring at my phone, Tal hasn't tried to contact me yet. I think. Well, I've been on my phone a lot so it would be weird if I somehow missed him calling me or something. It has been two and a half days now. I miss him and I'm so worried. I couldn't get any sleep last night and the night before that because he was floating through my mind.

I've tried calling him multiple times but it went straight to voicemail. Adi's phone did the same thing. Texts don't deliver. I started calm, but the longer I was waiting, the more worried I got.

Since my parents are gone, they went to the old historic city once again, I am completely left alone. My dad tried to convince me to go with them but my mom has let me stay in the hotel.

I turn on the tv. Everything is in Italian and I can't understand Italian at all so I just watch the show. I think it's about this girl and something bad happened, but I'm not sure since the show is really bad with bad actors. I change the channel. I'll just watch some football, which is also on tv. I don't know the teams, but it'll distract me.

I hear my phone ring all of a sudden and my heart rate quickens. I grab my phone and answer as quickly as I possibly can. 'Jul?' I hear Tal's familiar voice ask. I sigh a breath of relief to know he's alive and he kept his promise.

'You're alive! I was worried sick, why didn't you call earlier?' I ask, trying not to sound mad, more disappointed. I don't want to scare him off because then I won't get a proper excuse for what happened.

'Well, when I was calling you two days ago, Adi got a coconut thrown at his head. I don't know why or who but he ended up unconscious and I took him to the hospital.' I gasped. 'Is he alright? Is he alive? Who would do that to someone? That person is a son of a-' I get interrupted by Tal's voice.

'He is alright and alive. He just needs some rest and is staying in the hospital for a few more days. And he says he has a splitting headache when he doesn't get his painkillers.' 'Two questions; one being why didn't you call earlier and the second is can I talk to him?'

'Well, I didn't call because my phone somehow broke and I was busy overthinking what I could've done to prevent it. I mean, I was just a few feet away, I should have been looking and I should have warned him! It's my fault I should have-' 'It isn't your fault', I interrupt him softly.

'Well, it is. I should have been paying attention.' 'So should he. It's an accident. Don't blame yourself, be there for your brother. And although I was worried sick and nearly didn't get any sleep, don't think I'm mad at you for not calling me. You did well, you got help for Adi and all that matters is if he's okay. So support him in that, and I'll be happy.'

'You didn't sleep because of me?' I hear his voice crack. He most definitely didn't get that much sleep either. 'Was that the only thing you remembered from my beautiful speech? Didn't you hear the beautiful choice of words seeping through in the poetic piece? And I'm doing fine, knowing you are. Well, you're sort of fine. Don't blame yourself, please. You cant prevent accidents. That's why so many of them happen.' I'm so poetic. While staying realistic. Talented I am.

He sighs on the other end of the line. 'There is a doctor coming, hang on for a second.' I hear mumbles on the background. Probably Tal talking to a doctor.

'Adi's awake and doing better than he was yesterday, the doctor said.' I smile. 'Thankfully he is. Go to your brother then. Knowing him, he'll probably be bored.' 'Yeah, he probably is. But you wanted to talk to him, didn't you? I'll give him to you, wait a sec. Don't start yelling, or you'll get a very annoyed Adi.' I slightly smile, picturing that.

'Miss you', I whisper to no-one, because Tal had taken the phone off his ear and is talking to someone, probably Adi.

'Hello?' Adi's voice fills my ear. 'Adi! Are you ok? Are you feeling good? Are you bored yet? This is such a stupid thing to happen, I'm so sorry', I ramble. I can't help it. He chuckles softly. 'I'm fine, just a bit of a headache which isn't going to get less from your rambling, but yeah.' 'Oh, I'm so sorry', I whisper. 'It's okay.'