Outtakes Part x:
Pre 1x03 Part 1: Waiting For The Call

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It had been a week and Andy still waited for Prue to call. She had promised him to call. He couldn't understand how she could just not do it. Whenever he was home he starred at the phone, in a way of demanding it to finally ring. But nothing happened. No messages on his answering machine. No messages on his ceil. No messages on his e-mail account. It was driving Andy insane. But he'd decided to wait... and if she didn't call... maybe she didn't want them together anymore. Btu how could she not want them together? They were a dream come true... he needed to see her. A few times this week Andy found himself on the weirdest occasions in the neighbourhood of Prescott Street. He sometimes even stayed in front of the manor for a while, just waiting to see Prue. To get a glimpse of her, but as if she knew, he was waiting for her, she never showed up. Now, he once again was at home, but instead of starring at his phone for endless minutes, he for the first time this week, decided he'd make himself something to eat. He'd actually eat. Eat something... halfway healthy. Something halfway normal, as his mother would call it. If Julia knew how he had survived the last week, she had been here in a second, Andy was sure of that. But up to this point, he was very glad; his mother didn't call so far. She had such a talent to know, when he was suffering, and she always understood in some special ways to make him most times feel even more miserable and embarrassed. He was working in the kitchen, as finally the phone rang. Andy looked up at it
"keep back a few rings... when it's her, then... she isn't supposed to know how desperate you are..."
Andy told himself. Slowly approaching his phone. After 7 rings, not that he had counted, no, naturally not! He finally took the phone
"Trudeau?"
he asked into the phone
"hey darling"
'mental note: never think about mom again... they always call especially then!'
Andy thought quietly to himself
"mom, hey"
"okay... that almost sounded like you expected someone else..."
"No mom... I'm just..."
"Waiting for someone else to call?"
'Adding to list: try on excuses!'
Andy noted to himself
"who is it? Anything your mommy should know about? Is that why you haven't called in a while now?"
"Mom... please... it's... umm... nothing serious... just... a girl I met... a few weeks ago..."
"Nothing serious? You're waiting for a call from no one serious..."
Andy let out a laugh. His mother was so good... how could she be so damn good in this! He was a miles away from her, how could she read him so well? She didn't even see him... see his expressions...
"Look... um... can we... change topics?"
"Oookay... how are you? What have you been up to?"
"I've been good... um... and I... you know... am adjusting to the new city... the new surrounding... new friends... new flat..."
"New girlfriend?"
"Mom... I thought we were through with that topic?"
Andy said rolling his eyes
"okay... but... what do you have to get adjusted to? You grew up in that city..."
Andy opened his mouth to answer, but at first didn't know what...
'An excuse... c'mon... anything...'
he told himself as a grin spread on his face as he exhaled
"oh my god! Um... mom... I... gotta go... there's smoke coming... of my kitchen... I... um... we talk somewhen else, okay? Love ya!"
Andy said all way too fast and hang up, before his mom could answer. Andy let out a sight of relief
"you love her... you know you do..."
Andy told himself, as if he had to convince himself form it. But just as he thought he got away, the phone rang again he thought about not taking it for a second... but... what if it was Prue? He sighted and took the phone again
"hello?"
he asked in a careful voice
"Andy... it's Phoebe..."