Troubled Mistake

Tyrone hadn't seen or listened from Vanessa in about a long time. Their relationship had finished in blazes, the kind of breakup that clears out no room for compromise or inviting farewells. So when he spotted her name blazing on his phone one evening, his heart skipped a beat. Recollections of their unstable relationship came flooding back, and he wavered before replying.

"Hi?" Tyrone’s voice was cautious, as as if bracing for the most obvious. There was a delay on the other end, and for a minute, he thought she might have hung up.

At that point, Vanessa's voice came through, sounding uniquely repressed. "Tyrone, it's me."

He breathed out strongly, feeling a blend of alleviation and unease. "Vanessa. Typically ... scared."

"Better believe it, I know," she answered, her voice temperamental. "I wouldn't be calling if it wasn't critical."

Tyrone scowled, his mind dashing with conceivable outcomes. Vanessa was not one to reach out for unimportant things, particularly not after the w
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