14: Fourteenth Call

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I couldn't remember what happened the night before, but when I woke up, I could barely even move. My eyes were opened slightly, and my head still laid on the wooden table. The paper beneath it looked like the letter that I read last night, and I noticed a few teardrop stains on it. My phone that was placed next to my face lit up and I saw Harry's name flashing on it.

But I was too weak to move.

My chest felt tight when I tried to take a deep breath, so I ended up coughing. Both my lips and throat were dry, and when I tried to speak, only silence came out.

I couldn't remember how I got back here, because the last time I was awake, I was bawling my eyes out in the hospital. Maybe Lottie brought me home. Yeah, maybe.

I felt bad for her somehow, knowing that our own mother wouldn't be around to attend her wedding. Of course, weddings were supposed to be a happy ceremony. But now that our only parent was gone, how could we be happy?

When I finally found the energy to lift my arm up, I tiredly grabbed my phone and briefly read through the texts that Harry sent. I was about to put the device back down when it suddenly rang in my hand. I sighed and answered it.

"Harry," I said without waiting for his greeting. "I... I need to speak to you."

"Anything, Lou. I'm here for you." He replied, and I almost felt bad.

"Stop calling me." I instructed.

"But Lou -"

"Leave me alone," I sobbed. "Don't call me anymore."

Then I hung up.

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