Spinner anxiously waited for Jane's phone to pick up. This wasn't the kind of thing you leave on a voice- mail. Finally, on the third ring, "Hello?" she asked
"Hey."
SPINNER? The name rung in her head. It couldn't be, he was happy. With Emma. "Spin?" she asked softly, though she wanted to scream and hurl the phone at the wall, after all he put her through…
"Why is everyone so surprised when I show up today?" he joked, but inwardly cringed. Jane. She wasn't like this. What was wrong?
He wanted to ask, but knew he couldn't. Not after… everything. It would be too intrusive, but still, he wondered.
She rolled her eyes, "Um…"
"Jane, at a loss for words, what!"
"Spin…"
"Sorry but, um, where are you?"
"In college, where you failed to get in."
"Ouch," although he joked around, the words hit Spinner hard. He would just have to find her…