He didn’t even wait for the consequence of what he’d done. After babbling his apologies, he’d wandered through the streets, searching for a rewind button. Fumbling with his phone instead, he dialed his older sisters number. As the tone lead to her calm and familiar voicemail, he realized how late it actually was.
“Sarah.. Ah I’m sorry it’s so late. It will probably be morning before you actually get this, but I could really use some of that older-sister-wisdom of yours right now. I messed up ..pretty bad, actually. It’s Kath. I think we’re done and it’s all my fault. Just, just give me a call when you get this, ok? I uh, love you, sis.” He ended the call as he ascended the steps to his cramped apartment on the third floor.
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Jeff felt his phone vibrating on his bedside table, snapping him awake from his memory. Almost falling out of his bed, he grabbed his phone, flipped it open, and snapped what resembled a greeting.
“Jeff? It’s Sarah. Are you ok?”
“Oh, hey. What’s up?”
“Well, I just got your voicemail .. What happened last night?”
Relaying the evening happenings to Sarah, Jeff began to understand just what he’d done. He’d gone over the events of last night a hundred times in his head, but putting them into words while having his dear sister actually listen somehow made it all clear.
“Jeff, you’ve crossed a line that would make most women run. I’m sure you don’t need me to tell you this, but to betray her trust in this way is something that couples rarely recover from. And that’s if things don’t end immediately. I hate to be the mean big sister, but what happened last night will probably remain with Kathleen for the rest of her life, whether or not you two patch things up. Are you starting to get what I’m telling you?”
“Of course I am. Don’t you think I’ve been thinking about this every minute since? All I can see is her face, avoiding my eyes, shrinking away from me like I was some kind of monster! But she’s all I have, she’s everything to me..”
“As far as I can see, you’ve done all you can. The ball’s in her court now so you’ll just have to wait it out. Call me when you hear back from her, ok?”
