Thirty-Two - Amy and Lyra

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I called her and

                     I nearly cried  when

I waited for the phone to ring.

"Hello?"

                    She didn't answer right away,

                    But I knew it was her.

"Look, Amy,

I know it's you

on the line. What

do you want?"

                    "Why are you whispering?"

                     I smacked my forehead.

"Um..."

                    She giggled, a

                    sound that spread through my

                     nerves and pulsed 

                    through my skull.

                    "I um...

                    Wanted to make sure you

                    got home alright."

"Oh yeah, I did. 

I got home alright,

I suppose... 

Did you get in trouble

for the bottle?"

                    "Surprisingly,

                    No."

                     I heard a loud knocking

                     On her end.

                     "Oh," she said.

                    "I um... I gotta

                     go..."

"Go?"

She sounded so

crestfallen.

"Go wh--"

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