VIV’S POV

Hey this is Aaron. I’m unavailable at the moment. Kindly leave a message after the dial.

“What the actual fuck?!” I screamed at no one in particular as the phone slipped from my trembling fingers, landing with a soft thud on the plush carpet beside me.

Why do I keep getting his damn voicemails?!

I’d dialed his number five times already. Maybe more. Who was counting when your heart was beating out of your chest?

I scowled, glaring at the glowing screen as though it were some sort of cruel joke. How dare he not pick up?

Didn’t he understand what was happening to me? I pressed my...