The Brother I Shouldn’t Want
There was another pause.
“Evening?” he repeated.
“Yes.” He didn’t sound fully satisfied with that, but he didn’t argue either.
“Fine,” he said after a moment. “Don’t be late.”
I almost smiled at that.
“I won’t,” I replied.
There was nothing else to say after that, the call ended shortly after. I lowered my phone slowly, staring at the screen for a second before locking it and slipping it back into my pocket. I stayed there for a moment longer, leaning against the wall, just standing there in silence like I needed that extra second before moving again.