It is almost
midnight. Katyu is enjoying a panoramic view of the city from his room in the
hotel.
"What a lonely city", he said to himself.

Even the
lights are not beaming displaying the absence of nightlife in this city. Then
the phone rang. It's Kyle. He felt surprised. One reason is that it is unusual
for her to call late at night for she has to wake up early, second; the time
she ever really called him was when she made him upset and third, she was in a
foul mood earlier that day. Kyle was having a tantrum about the past...katyu's
past. She wanted to know the secret of his spires. She even threatened not to
talk to him anymore, that their friendship will end there.  It's been a
difficult day for both of them. Katyu knew his past would haunt him. In
addition, this left him no choice but to tell her everything there is to know. However,
Katyu wasn't so sure about her reaction. Because after he told her about it,
there was an eerie silence. He felt terrified. For a moment, there he felt
utter devastation of everything he ever felt and dreamt for her. He thought he
lost her. That is why it came as a huge surprise to have her calling him that
night.
He lethargically picked up the phone anticipating an angry voice at the other
end,
" wassup? What are you doing? How are you?" she said.
Her voice was calm. It was rather indifferent, unlike what he expected.
He replied, “Not much. The usual boring stuff. How about you? What are you
doing? Why did you call?"
" well there's a party upstairs and I don't want to join them so I thought
I should talk to you instead "
He felt confused. Earlier she hardly wanted to talk to him and now it’s what
she wants. Something is not right he figured.

Therefore,
they talked but it was monotonous, sort of, because it was she who did the
talking most of the way, naturally. Katyu listened eagerly for he knows it is
his duty to do so. In his mind he repeatedly told her, “my heart is yours to
break or bury or use as jewelry; whichever you prefer “. If only she could
hear. He wanted to say, “Shut up Kyle. I miss you too”. But Katyu thought it
would be better left unsaid. He didn't want to stir her up again. From then on,
it became clear to him that he is bound to suffer his desire for her. The odd
thing is he feels he is willing to go through it all.

“I’m not
supposed to feel this way”, he said to himself then fell asleep.