Chapter 39

All he could do at this point was to pray that she would give him a chance.

By 2pm. He knew something was up and he had to call her. He called twice before she finally picked up and he swallowed hard at the sound of her voice.

'Hello' she said. Her voice was soft and low, and Collins felt his heart tighten. Was she alright?

'Yeah, hello' he said, 'Jasmine... It's me. Collins'

'I know that' came her reply. 'I have your number'

He almost smiled at her reply. For some reason, he thought she didn't have it anymore. And with the way he had behaved, she had every reason to want to cut him off.

'Did you get my message, Jasmine' he asked, forcing out the question.

There was a pause.

'Hello' he said. 'Can you hear me, Jasmine?'

'Yes I can hear you... And I did get your message' Jasmine replied. There was another pause before she added. 'But I won't be coming'

Collins shut his eyes and held his phone tighter, as if the gest