I’ve flipped open my phone three, maybe four times now, to return the missed call, only to flip it closed again.
Some days, this is what I readily admit to as being stubborn. Some days it is cagey. But right now, it’s simple indecision.
Stubborn was yesterday when his last email said, “Give me a buzz” and I thought, no, YOU give ME a buzz. I didn’t buzz. And, well, neither did he.
Flip open. Flip closed.
Stubborn was when I kept my phone on the table of that diviest of dive bars last night, drinking tequila sunrises and thinking, give me a buzz. I didn’t buzz. And neither did he.
Until 1:24 AM.
Flip open.
If I were being cagey (which I’m not!), it might be because I don’t know what I’m doing. And in such a case it’s easier to do nothing at all. Right? Of course right.
Flip closed.
But since I’m just being indecisive, I might just not know what to say when I do call him back.
Hi. Yeah, no. Just really busy. Went out with friends last night.
Hi. Were you drunk-dialing me at 1:24 in the morning?
Hi, sorry I’m so short-bus about all this. Still wanna get together?
Whatever. Something like that. I’ll just wing it.
Flip open.
“Hi,” I say to his voicemail. “It’s me. I, um…” Gah! This is going very well. Perhaps I should stick with cagey and stubborn. “Give me a buzz.”
Flip closed.
I love that you used “Short-bus” as an adjective…
you are so much better then a guy that calls at 1:24am. a 1:24am ‘buzz’ shows all the signs of an outta line, disrespectful, future heartbreaker
Mmmmmm. Tequila Sunrises.
see, now that wasn’t so hard was it?
The “short bus” line was quite awesome and I would have used that one. But your human awkwardness is what makes you so wonderful and the reason everyone identifies with you.