'Hi' Sam tried, but failed, to sound happy.
'So it's just me you don't want to speak to then?' Phil's voice came flooding through.
'Erm…I…er…I'
'Sam, why aren't you here' his voice sounded gentle and pleading.
She had so much to say, but the words just couldn't find a way out.
'Mickey told me what you've done. None of this would be happening if it wasn't for you.'
'Are you having a good time' she managed to push the words out.
'It would be the perfect party if you were here. This is your party, so you better get over here and take the glory. And you'd better have a smile on your face' he teased.
'I don't think that's a good idea Phil.'
'Are you wearing your grey pyjamas?' he asked.
'No' she lied, badly.
'Well then I think coming here is the best idea. Put your black dress on…'
'Which black dress? She cut in. She was slightly warming to the idea of being able to say a proper goodbye.
'The long one, with no back. It goes with the silver shoes, and looks really nice. If you're not here in an hour I'm going to come and get you.'
Her mind was racing. The idea was being weighed up. Why did he have to do this to her. As if saying goodbye this afternoon at work wasn't hard enough, she was going to end up going through the trauma of it all again.
'I can't come Phil' she said in a tiny voice, to disguise the fact her voice was trembling.
'Why not?' he asked, practically begging.
She didn't reply.
'You know you want to' he was still teasing her. 'You've got one hour before I come and drag you over here…'
'No Phil' she shouted at him. 'Get the message. Goodbye' she threw the phone against the wall.
She didn't want to be so harsh, it was just…she didn't know what it was. One thing she did know was that Phil Hunter was never going to speak to her again.
Phil's POV
That's it. I've blown it. I must have got it all wrong. Surely if she still loved me she would want to say goodbye. She'll never speak to me again, one thing's for certain. Maybe it's not such a bad thing that I'm leaving, I couldn't stand to stay around here if she wasn't speaking to me. I just don't get it. Why did she go to all of this effort to throw me a big goodbye party? Maybe she just couldn't wait to send me off.