I relaxed my head on the arm of the chair and stretched my legs to the other end while waiting for Alicia to return with snacks she sought out to get. My attention went to Alicia's phone that kept vibrating and ringing non-stop.

I checked to see who was calling her.

The caller name was unknown which made me want to check it out but Alicia came in that moment. Her movement was so swift that I didn't see her coming, the bowl of popcorn, crackers and cookies she had brought fell from her hands but nothing was spilled, she picked up the call close to when it was about...