Unscramble Dialing Romane & Geschichten

The screen lighted and I wasted no time in going to my contact list and tapping on her name, I waited with bated breath as it rung once, twice, thrice and then she picked, "I'm surprised you still have my number," Her familiar voice drawled and my shoulder sagged. I hadn't been expecting the pain I would feel on hearing her voice. I clutched the phone tighter to my ear and cleared my throat before speaking, "Hello...Dahlia."

Danciana's POV: I dialed Dylan's number with a mix of anticipation and anxiety, my heart pounding in my chest. As the phone rang, I anxiously tapped my fingers on the edge of my desk. "Come on, pick up," I whispered under my breath. Dylan's voice finally crackled through the line. "Hello?" he answered, sounding slightly out of breath. "Dylan, it's Danciana," I said, my voice barely concealing my urgency. "Listen, I need you to do something for me."

Bob dug out his phone and began to dial. “First, we have to stir up a little more controversy.”

I copied it, pasted it on my dialer, and called him immediately. It rang for a few moments before he finally picked up and said, “Hello.”

I have been waiting for this call. I picked up the call...

Darian’s hand moved decisively toward the phone once again. He dialed, not impatiently this time, but with purpose. Each number pressed was deliberate. Each pause is measured. The receiver clicked as the line began to ring. He didn’t speak. He just watched the phone, fingers lightly tapping the desk, mind racing. Finally, the line was picked up. “Hello?”

Different digits. The text reads: Switched numbers. Don't make this harder than it needs to be, Elena. Walk away while it's still your choice.

Call the phone number. If they were the ones who sent the messages, their phone would ring when I dialed.

I picked up my phone. My hand trembled slightly. I ignored it. I scrolled to her name. Aria. My thumb hovered. Calling her meant exposure. Uncertainty. Loss of control. I pressed dial anyway.

Her grip on the phone tightened slightly… because somehow…In the middle of everything…She had almost forgotten her uncle. Her breath came out quietly. She swallowed slowly then moved.Her fingers scrolled through her contacts with purpose this time. She dialed Drew