That night, I was watching videos on my phone when Andrew called me. Butterflies fluttered in my stomach. I was torn.
On the one hand, I was always excited to talk to Andrew. On the other hand, I did not know if Jeffrey had kept his word and not told Andrew about my most recent encounter with Bob. I didn’t know Jeffrey all that well, and I couldn’t blame him if his loyalty to Andrew had won.
By the third ring, I had gathered enough courage to answer.
“Hello?”
“Hello, Crystal,” Andrew replied. “I was worried you weren’t going to answer for a moment there.”
“Sorry. I was in the middle of watching videos, and it took me a moment to realize who was calling.”
“That’s okay. It’s nice to hear that you’re relaxing, for once.”
I smiled slightly.
“Is that why you called me? To make sure I wa
