The other looked at his phone
Thinking he had missed his chance
Two days ago the second call had come in
And that evening with a good friend he had
Chosen to stay in
Then decided to go out
So while in the shower
His phone had rang
And after he had come out
His friend had answered
And said there was no reply on the other line
At the time he had not seen the issue
Left it alone
“Probably a wrong number.”
He had said at the time
But the morning after he checked
And saw that it was the number
From the first time
That he had forgotten to check
He had asked another friend who might know
If she knew the number
And she had confirmed it was
Who he had thought it was
This mutual friend had passed on
the digits to his regret
And had told her to give him a buzz
Now he understood the
Feeling he had been having
And felt foolish
This situation
Was suddenly maddening
He had spent all day yesterday
Expecting a call
Waited deep into nightfall
And then he had called her
But no answer
Now this Thursday morning
Before he headed to work
It wouldn’t hurt if he tried
Calling again
This time there was a voice
On the other end
“Hello.”
“Hey, is this…”