Letters To Alex

“Jack, your couch still smells like a multitude of fried foods and beer,” Kylie said as she pulled her knees into her chest. She sat on Jack’s couch by herself, while Alex handled her bags, and Jack rummaged through the kitchen.
“Of course it does,” He spoke as he opened a kitchen drawer in search of a take out menu, “I mean, what else would it smell like?”

"I dunno," she knitted her eyebrows together, "Like cologne and Glade Vanilla plug-ins?"

Jack gave her a confused look.

"Why vanilla? And specifically Glade?"

"Because Glad smells strong." She said firmly with a nod before adding, "And vanilla is delicious."

"Okay then..." Jack replied, before continuing to look for another take out menu.

"Alex!" Kylie called as she placed her legs on the floor. "Where are you?"

"Guest room.” He called back emptily, followed by a sigh. He was excited that Kylie had came back, he really was, but the thought of Delilah almost killed him. His bones began to ache in a way he was too accustomed to, and his heart strings felt like they would break any moment. Plus, he was pretty bummed that he had to give the guest room to Kylie, and sleep on Jack’s couch.

He plopped on the bed, and pulled his cell phone out of his back pocket. He gripped tightly onto it in his hand, while he had an internal debate. He was pondering on the thought of calling Delilah. The last time he called, which was about a month ago, she didn’t answer. It rang a few times, then it went to voicemail, meaning she declined the call.

“I shouldn’t,” He spoke softly, “I can’t. What if she’s doing fine now? What if she has been all along?” He bit his lip. “What if she forgot all about me?” He raked his shaky, tattooed hand through his light brown hair. “What if she’s with someone new, and they answer the phone instead of her? God, that’d be embarrassing.”

After going through even more possibilities on how Delilah could be doing, he decided that it'd be best to find out himself.

Even though he deleted her number from his phone, he still remembered it by heart. Hell, he remembered how each digit sounded on the dialer. There were plenty of nights when he dialed her number over and over, ending each call before it even rang. Even nights when he was half asleep and still thinking about her, so he would dial her number with his eyes shut.

He dialed out her number, and hit call. He anxiously rocked back and forth on the bed with the phone to his ear as he convinced himself multiple times not to hang up. The phone rang endlessly, while Alex became sicker by the second.

Delilah's voicemail soon appeared on the other line. She changed it. Her voice didn't even sound the same as anymore.

"This is Delilah, and I probably didn't answer for a reason. If you don't think so, call back, or something." She said in a monotone voice, before hanging up.

"Fuck." Alex groaned as he hung up the phone, throwing it across the bed. "Of course she didn't answer," He sighed, "She's probably busy doing better things."

"Alex!" Kylie screamed from the living room, "Come help me and Jack decide on Chinese or Thai."

"Alex, come tell her they're the same thing!" Jack called after her.

"They are not, why do you think they have different take out menus?"

"Fuck it, we're ordering a pizza. Alex, come pick your toppings!" Jack yelled once more.

"I'm coming, I'm coming." Alex replied half heartedly, followed by another sigh. "She's better off without me. She's probably enjoying herself right now anyway." He mumbled to himself as he left the room.

Little did he know, she was actually dying without him. Literally.

Notes

oKAy so guess who's back after a three month unmentioned hiatus???
this girl
well it's been a while so hey how yall doin
sorry I was gone for so long, but ive been really busy!! im working, driving, and school was very difficult for me. and ive actually been in a slump for sometime. my mom thinks its depression, but idk. im fine tho :)
but now its summer! so hopefully i'll be less busy, and more updates!!
well what do you think about this?? turns out alex misses her just as bad, who would've known? (me)
don't worry about Delilah, we will find out how she's doing soon.
welp tell me what you think!!!