who's standing next to you when all your dreams come true?
The first time truly was an accident. She was searching through her bag for her keys as she tries to exit the crowded subway after a long day of classes. She must have bumped her phone because as she's walking home, she hears his voice, albeit tinny and distant. She thinks that it can't really be him. He's the one that said no contact. But she'd know that voice anywhere and she frantically digs for her phone. By the time she finds it, he's gone. Just a recent call with his name shows that she wasn't hallucinating. She hadn't realized just how much she simply missed hearing his voice.
The second time was unintentional. She had just got out of an exhausting class with Ms. July and was nearly in tears at the woman's harsh words. She should be used to them by now, but it didn't mean they still didn't sting. The other students are milling out of the room as she stands in the hallway and presses the speed dial for the number she never took out of her phone. She does it almost unconsciously, not even thinking about their situation, but rather how she feels in that moment. She freezes when he answers, remembering his words, but she just needed to hear his voice. He hears only the voices of others and hangs up, but she stands there with the phone by her ear, hoping for the day when she can find her voice.
The third time is definitely not a mistake. She had just won the Winter Showcase and had been congratulated by just about everyone in the room, except the one person who still mattered most. It didn't matter that she had kissed Brody or that Kurt had probably just gotten into NYADA. She wanted to talk to the one person who has always believed in her—believed in her talent enough to sacrifice their love and put her on a train to New York. He was the reason she won tonight, and he needed to know that. He needed to know that everything he had done had been worth it. When he answers and tells her that she needs to quit butt-dialing him, she knows that this won't be the end of their "accidental" phone calls.