It was a prank gone wrong... ...But it brought them closer. "No James, I'm really sorry. Please, Please don't leave me. I know I should've listened to what you had to say. Instead I'm in the middle of nowhere balling my eyes out. Please don't leave me, I love you." *sniffle* "..." "J-James?" "..." "You l-love me too, right?" "..." "James?" *sniffle* "I do?" "Oh James, I love you. I-I'm coming to yours right now, we can work this out. Love you." *beep* "Fuck" *It does contains some swearing*

Lia had loved Drew quietly, knowing his heart belonged to someone else. When an arranged marriage threatened to bind them, she walked away, choosing his happiness over her own, even if it meant saving him for another woman. Years later, the boy who once ignored her returns. But between the love she buried and the pain she's learned to live with... will her heart have the strength to love him again?

Sophie Delaney was just minding her own business seeing in the new year from the peacefulness of her own home. Until one wrong number call changed that. Daniel Whitaker is furious. Beyond furious. How dare his girlfriend cheat on him, and with his own brother nonetheless. That bitch. Cue lots of drinking, a drunken call and a huge misunderstanding that would change it all. --- Written as telephone calls between Sophie Delaney and Daniel Whitaker. Sophie is the normal print. Daniel is the bold print. --- Aim? 365 days worth of conversations between one woman and one man. Enjoy the ride. --- 2018 Winner | The Fiction Award | Short Story