Pick up the phone

Ezi (pjh) was devastated by the news of his boyfriend, Caleb (kjky) passing on a car accident. He blamed himself for everything that happened even if he wasn't there and has nothing to do with the said accident. Weeks passed by grieving towards a loved one, he received a text message from an oddly familiar contact name; smiley cat :p-his boyfriend's old number saved in his old sim card years and years ago.

Pause, what is happening?