It went on and on and on.
The more it rank, the more anxiously became.she looked at the clock and it was way past five. It was around seven, so he definitely had to be back from the gym. Was he taking a bath? If he was, then he would call back.
She took the phone away from her ear to look at the screen, it was still dialing. Why had Aiden not picked up?
"Don't panic. He will pick up." Lucy whispered, getting up and taking her cup of tea. She took a sip from it and got comfortable.
Leah closed her eyes and expected the worst. He was not going to pick up, and all of this was going to fail.
'The number-'
She pressed the button and hung up. With the phone now in her lap, she just closed her eyes in resignation. "He did not pick up."