“The dial tone pulsed, a rhythmic heartbeat in the silence of my room. My thumb hovered over the familiar number, the one that usually brought a smile to my face, but tonight, it felt heavy, an echo of the conversation that had just ended. Tears, stinging and unwelcome, traced paths down my cheeks.
With a shaky breath, I dialed. Not her number, though every fiber of my being yearned to. This number felt different, a connection beyond the earthly realm. A connection I rarely dared to utilize.
‘Hello?’ A voice resonated, not in my ears, but within my soul. It was a voice that held the warmth of a thousand suns and the calmness of a moonlit sea.”