The confession of an alter ego

The phone rang. Twice. And then it stopped.

I looked at the caller ID. It was him. Calling me. Out of the blue.

The last time I spoke to him was at that closing dinner, five months ago. The last time I saw him was after the rehearsal, 3 months ago. And then silence…

I was curious… So I sent him an sms…

Me: Did you call me?… Or did you accidentally press the wrong button… heh

Humour. It lifts the mood and averts the obvious.

Him: Yes, I called… But I didn’t know what to say…

Strange… The whole time I’ve known him, he always seems to know what to say… But then again, we had never spoken over the phone or sent message to each other before. All our interactions have always been in person… Face to face… In the flesh…

Me: Hello would be a good start… I was at your home town last week. I thought of calling you… But I didn’t… Weird huh?

Weird? Yes… Boy was I tempted to call him up… “Hey! I’m in town! Fancy hanging out? Go ikan bakar or something.” But my good judgment got the best of me, and I refrained… It’s better not to tempt fate…

Then he called me…again.

I picked up the phone…

We spoke…

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