Chapter 24. Seeing Alexander Again

“Hello, Alex?” asked Lucas hesitantly into the phone, when at last someone accepted his call. He hadn’t expected Alexander to attend to his call, ever, but there was no harm in trying. He wanted to make amends for the grave mistake he had committed five years back and reconnect with him.

However, there was silence on the other end, but the steady, heavy breathing confirmed Alexander’s presence and gave him hope he might listen to what he had to say.

“I’m sorry for everything I ever said to you, dude. It was on the spur of the moment and I didn’t mean a thing. I was just angry. I know I cannot recall the words I once uttered, but I really wish I could. When I calmed down, I repented every second for the last five years for everything that I said to you that night. I called you many times since then to apologize, but the call didn’t go through. Believe me, Alex, I’ve stopped making friends with everyone the day I lost you, but now I think I need my best and only friend more t