4 AM 》 fp jones

ii

"OH. Can I speak to her please?"

"I'm sorry mate but I think you've got the wrong number."

"If this is you Mary!"

He went silent for a few seconds, so much so that I thought he hung up.

"Please, I'm lost without her. I lied, I don't want her back for the kids, I want her back for me."  

He sniffed, he was afraid his nose was starting to run as his eyes welled up with tears. He tried to tell himself this was his drunk self talking, his drunk self's actions.

"I'm selfish." 

I pulled the phone away from my ear and looked down at the unknown number once again.

"I'm selfish. I've always been selfish. I know it was wrong. I know I was wrong. But if we can just try again, just once more. Please give me this one chance. I'll be better. We'll be better."

I sighed, not knowing how to tell the drunk man who was pouring his heart out to me that I was not Gladys and I had no idea who Gladys was.

"Look, mate."

He went silent and stopped his mumbling. Obviously that was not how either Gladys or Mary spoke to him.

"I know what you're going through must be shit but it's four in the morning and I'm not Gladys and I'm not Mary and I have no idea who you are. But can I give you one piece of advice based on what I heard from you."

"Go on."

He whispered. His voice no longer slurred and no longer sniffing.

"Move on!"

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I'm trying out a new layout let me know if it's hard to read or any suggestions on how I could make it easier to read idk. I see all these social media fics that are really short and just speech but I've never dome something like that before so I've put in as you can obviously see description and shit is that better or do you want me to scrap that and just give you speech?