Finish it!

I'm on a role, so this will be my post for Saturday, because I want to finish this story. And dagnabit, I will. So here it is. Also, I wonder if anyone gets my references....''

He lied down on his bed, thinking about what he was going to say if he decided to call. He slowly drifted off to sleep.

*bang* *bang* *bang*

"Wha-?"

*bang* *bang* *bang*

"ok, ok.... I'm coming."

*bang* *bang* *bang*

"Shut up!"

He turned the corner of his hallway to the OTHER hallway that leads past his kitchen and to his front door, while muttering something else about having a big house.

His windows were closed,which was weird because he didn't remember them being so. Either way, he couldn't see who was behind the door.

Suddenly the door was open.
"Surprise!" Everyone was there, Ryan, Joshua, Trey and Ally, Kelly, and even some other friends he hadn't seen since highschool. They were all holding presents and balloons, Motion City Soundtrack playing in the background.. He looked closer and there was some more friends he hadn't seen since middle school. And cousins that he had long since abandoned. But it wasn't until he saw Lacy there that it hit him. There she was, smiling, eyes wide just like the night that he gave her the exact necklace she was wearing now. But he knew better. Because she didn't have that necklace anymore. She threw it at him the day she found out. And no matter what the circumstances, she wouldn't be smiling that wide. Not at him. The music got louder, and as everyone stood there as if frozen in time, all smiles and happiness, 'Broken Heart'could clearly be heard.

He woke up to realize it was his ringtone. Meaning his phone was ringing. And it only played that song when....

"Lacy?!"
"hmmm? Oh, no, its me, Audrey"
He forgot.... There was two people that he assigned that ringtone to. But it didn't hold as much meaning with Audrey as it did two years ago.
"Oh, sorry, just some stuff on my mind"
"I can tell, hehehe" Her giggle reminded him of a simpler time. When drama was less drama
"Heh, yeah. So what have you been up to?"
"I could ask you the same thing, Mr. Twenty-five year old! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!"
He couldn't help but feel a smile across his face.
"Thanks. Here I thought you had forgotten."
"Me? forget your birthday?"
"Well it has happened before...."
"yeah, well you never got me a super awesome birthday gift the same year before."
"Oh, so is that what it takes?" He said sarcastically
"hah, you know thats not what I meant. I can't thank you enough for the digital book, but to go and make a deal that I get any book on here that I want for free? Thats amazing"
"Well, I have been trying to push more literature on you."
"I really dont want this to turn into a sour religious debate, AJ.... please...."
"I wasn't trying to. Promise. I have enough people mad at me as it is."
"You know I cant stay mad at you...."
"Well apparently some people can."
"You already told me what happened. And it was a bad decision on your part. But both sides of this need to grow up and face each other"
"Yeah...."
"In fact, you need to get off of this phone right now and call her, get this over with. I'm hanging up on you now. Goodluck."
"wait, dont-"
*click*

Two habits were broken at the same time. A sigh let loose, and then "It seems like this is becoming a reoccurring theme today, isn't it? But I can't call her.... I tried everyone else.... Maybe I should get a cat, that way when I talk, I can atleast say I'm soothing my kitty."

He looked at the clock. Only two hours had passed since he first sat down to write. He had a year, but still. Getting a book written out early means more of a vacation. Then again, what good is a vacation if you have no one to spend it with? He decided to take another nap. Maybe he could have another dream where things went right, and this time he wouldn't realize it.

His phone woke him up. It rang. The ringing of his phone woke him up. A violent thought ran through his mind about telemarketers, and he hit the 'end' button, which sent who ever(or what ever) it was to voicemail. But he might as well have hit the snooze button, because not even 5min later it went off. He turned over to see the number, not knowing it, but recognizing the area code. Probably a crossed line, since his phone had the same area code, though he was far away from where it resigned. He let it ring, hoping who ever it was would take a hint.

They didn't.

Finally fed up, he answered it.

"Look, I don't know who you're working for or what you're selling, but I-"
"A...Aj?"
He recognized the voice immediatly. It was a bit softer and more shy then he remembred, but then again the last time it was being used was in a yelling tone. It was her. It was Lacy.
"Um.... Am i dreaming? That may sound weird, sorry if its weird, but"
"haha.... no. I guess its not weird. Good to know you havent changed too much. Happy B-day by the way."
"Thanks, but uh.... is that the only reason you called? Because look, I'm really sorry, I just-"
He could hear crying on the other side
"Look, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have done this. Everyone told me not to call, and I did anyways."
"No, wait, please..... please.... I have alot to say. But I don't know if I can say it on the phone."
"Well why not?" He could hear her getting a bit more offensive now "What else is there to say?"
"Well I don't know, but I mean-"
"How about this, then. 'I'm sorry I lead you on for six months. I'm sorry you were only my 'back up plan''"
"Now wait just a second-"
"'I'm sorry that even though we had something special, I had to get my fix from some girl who knew nothing of what I really was. I'm sorry I slept with her, even after so much talk of waiting for marriage'"
"Lace, please...."
"I'M NOT FINISHED!"
There was that yelling he remembered.
"'I'm sorry I told all my friends about it, so that I got caught! I'm also sorry that I, stupidly, bought an engagement ring, when I obviously had no intent to keep those vows! I'm sorry I ran away instead of confronting everything like an adult. And now, I'm sorry that I'm all alone on my birthday, wondering what happened, when its all very clear.' Does that sound about right?!"
".... yeah. Yeah I guess it does."
"Well good. Because you're not the only one feeling like shit. My birthday is coming up also. And you better fucking call me on it. I'm not done with you. I have more to say, but Liz is almost here, and she'll flip shit if she knows I called you with her phone. I knew you wouldn't answer if I called on mine."
"Yeah.... I would have...."
"hmph.... well either way. You better call me. Ok? Because I'm tired of all of this.... I really am. You can go back to sleep now. I know thats what you were doing."
"Heh.... you do know me well, don't you?"
"Alot less then I realized.... goodnight."
"Goodnight.... I guess."

*Click*