Blood Donor

"Calixto is coming home?" 

Mariano nodded for the nth time. Iris had been asking nonstop since he told her that Calixto had contacted him to inform him that he was coming home. 

"When?" She asked, her tone of voice laced with impatience.

"He did not tell me any specific day or time, hence I have no idea when he is coming back." 

Iris exhaled a deep breath. She could not contain her excitement with the news. After they had come home after their trip to the diner where they last saw Calixto, she was not positive that Calixto would come back soon. She didn't tell Mariano but deep in her guts, she had a feeling that Calixto would not be back soon. 

It has been five days since she last saw Calixto. Five days weren't that long but it felt like five decades instead of days. She grimaced inwardly, utterly shocked at how she was acting. She was like a star-crossed teenager that could not wait for the return of her lover.