Unavailable

He called again before he left.

How many times was that, he thought, before getting into the car, four or five? He wasn’t sure. Of course, he may have been calling at a busy time. It was only a short drive out of town and into farm country. Halfway up the narrow lane, he pulled up outside the cottage. The place certainly looked quiet. The garage door was closed. No way of knowing whether there was a car behind it. She may have sent a text while he was driving that he hadn’t heard over the noise of his engine. He took out his mobile again and checked. No message. He called her again. No, just her soft, calm voice giving the usual message; an apology, followed by her being unavailable, right now.

After watching cows eat grass in the field opposite and birds flitting from tree to tree for a few minutes, he moved on. Driving slowly, he cruised to the end and turned right. He did this twice more and entered the lane once more. He came to a stop at the same spot as before. The light was beginning to fail. Even in the gloom of early evening, the surrounding countryside was beautiful, but it didn’t compare with the magnificent view from her rear bedroom window that looks out, all the way to the distant hills.

He took out his phone and tried again; still unavailable.

Was it a vain hope that she’d pick up eventually? he hoped not. After all, it was only a silly misunderstanding.

If it was only to hear her soft voice, he was happy to call her over and over again…

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