PSA: Unknown Number
Bre Newell
Every few months I get a phone call from an unknown number. I always forward it to voicemail, not daring to hear the voice behind it. And everytime I would get a new voicemail, and everytime I would listen to it. The words of remembrance dance around me as I’m sent back in my memories. I’m seventeen, in my bedroom all alone. I had Halloween lights around the walls, illuminating the room in hues of oranges and purples. I could remember the feelings perfectly
Then suddenly I’m back in that room 4 years later. Looking at the broken lights and dusty shelves. I see that time has moved on, that life has changed. I picked up that phone and called the number back, but it got sent to voicemail. So I left a message.
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