Lovers & Leavers

Chapter 2: Asking for Forgiveness

Amy Gray woke up. It was 3 am, and where was she? Oh yes, she had cried herself to sleep in her clothes, after being dumped by David McClaren. Dumped. Dumped. The last time she had heard that word she had dumped Stuart Collins at the altar. She didn't like it. In fact, she hated the word. It brought sadness to anyone who was dumped. She picked up the phone and dialed his number in the pitch black of the early morning. She didn't even need light; she knew the number by heart. She loved him, and she had to get him back.
Ring. Ring. Ring. Ring. "You have reached the residence of Dav...."
"David, hi, I want to apologize..."
"-id McClaren and Victor McClaren. We cannot come to the phone right now. Please....."
"Hello, McClaren residence, Victor speaking," a sleepy voice yawned, clicking off the answering machine.
"Victor, thank god. Is your dad there?"
"Amy? It's 3 am....."
"I know, I know. Is he? It's urgent."
"Hold on." Victor put the phone down, as he searched for his father. Amy heard the faint sound of "Dad!!" in the background. In a few minutes, Victor returned to the phone. "I can't find him, he's not even in his bed."
"Oh, okay. Could you tell him I called and that I'm sorry for everything."
"Sorry? Did you have a fight? Please, Amy, I like you. I want you guys to be together. Don't hurt him."
"I love him, Victor. Please tell him that."
"I will. Bye, Amy."
"Bye." She hung up and dialed another number. A number of someone who would always be there, there for her, there forever.