Chapter 16: Hide And Seek
"Fizzy, is that you?" Rory repeated after checking the caller-ID once more.
She still has his number stored in her phone. She wanted to delete it, and she almost did, but she knew it wouldn’t make a difference if she deletes it. She can never forget his phone number.
And so she didn’t delete his number.
She could not hear him but it appeared that he was in a crowded place. "Fitzwilliam!" she called for him. But there was no answer except for the other noises. And within a fraction of a moment, her mind went through a thousand possibilities.
Is he hurt? Is someone calling me to inform me that he’s in an accident? Is he drunk dialing? Or... Is this Allison? What time is it?...
She started to panic.
"Cherry, where are you?"
The smooth voice from the other end slammed a brake on her thoughts that were running rampant.
"In the airport. Why?"
She answered as if she was still close to him. Only after answering did she wonder why she should be explaining her whereabouts to this guy.
"I know you’re in the airport? Which gate?" Liam asked. His voice was too casual as she remembered it to be.
"Gate number-"