She’ll Get Over It

Calvin hesitated, his thumb hovering over the answer button. He knew the conversation that awaited him would be anything but easy. The quiet tension of the room seemed to thicken, pressing down on him like a physical weight. Alana’s eyes never left him, her gaze sharp and almost expectant, as if she knew what was coming.

Finally, with a resigned sigh, Calvin accepted the call. Christina’s voice came through, soft and warm, a stark contrast to the cold tension that surrounded him. The sound of her voice, so familiar and comforting, was a temporary balm to the storm raging inside him.

"Calvin," Christina’s voice held a gentle concern, the kind that made his heart ache even more. "I haven’t heard from you in a while. How have you been?"

"I’m fine, Christina," Calvin replied, though the words felt hollow. He tried to infuse his tone with some semblance of normalcy, but even he could hear the strain in his voice. "You don’t need to worry about me."

A brief silence followed, and Calvin coul
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