After dinner and a little surfing on the net, Nick remembered that he was supposed to call his mom before 6. He went to get the phone when he saw the number sitting there. Liz’s number. Nick picked it up and started to dial. Before it could ring a second time though, he hung up. “What am I doing? I can’t do this….” He walked away, then turned back. He looked at the phone again, took a deep breath, and hit redial.
“Hello?” came the sweetest voice.
“Hi…is this um, Liz?” Nick asked.
“Yeah this is her, may I ask who this is?”
“Yeah, this is Nick….Brian’s friend.”
“Oh hi Nick! Brian told me all about you. I was wondering when you were gonna call.” The way she talked just made Nick relax immediately. There was something in her voice….something that made him feel as if he had known her for years. He sat down and they talked for hours. Brian was right…this girl could talk forever. But Nick didn’t mind, he liked what she had to say. Before they hung up, they agreed to meet the next day and go to dinner. Nick walked to his bedroom. As he passed the mirror, he noticed the strangest thing. He had a smile on his face….something that hadn’t been there in a long time.