The Fortune Cafe
“He felt like he’d been pacing for days. She’d hung up on him, and her voice had that haunted sound he remembered from back in high school. He knew it had something to do with her mom. He’d read the personal essays, the poems, and the short stories that hinted at something deeper and darker.
Emma told him not to call back. The task of not calling back required superhuman strength. He’d kept her wishes for thirty-seven hours. He wanted to show her that he respected her. But how far did he have to... take that respect? He wanted to help. He wanted to smooth the worry from Emma’s voice. He wanted to erase the tired wariness from her eyes.
He pressed her number on his phone’s screen and held his breath to see if he’d waited long enough. She didn’t answer. So he must not have waited long enough. Or maybe she didn’t answer because she was at work. It was ten in the morning. Surely the café had a breakfast menu.
That made sense.
He grabbed his keys and went to The Fortune Café.MoreLess
Emma told him not to call back. The task of not calling back required superhuman strength. He’d kept her wishes for thirty-seven hours. He wanted to show her that he respected her. But how far did he have to... take that respect? He wanted to help. He wanted to smooth the worry from Emma’s voice. He wanted to erase the tired wariness from her eyes.
He pressed her number on his phone’s screen and held his breath to see if he’d waited long enough. She didn’t answer. So he must not have waited long enough. Or maybe she didn’t answer because she was at work. It was ten in the morning. Surely the café had a breakfast menu.
That made sense.
He grabbed his keys and went to The Fortune Café.MoreLess
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