Calling Upon Whatever

Anyone who says it's a sure thing deserves a right good gun shot between the eyes.

I recently tried to contact several people from my high school batch. I made about fifteen calls altogether today. Most of them were old telephone numbers listed on our year book so most of them didn’t really work. Hearing, 'The telephone you dialed is not yet in service.’ being repeated by that voice recording can get on your nerves after a few numbers.

I did make contact with one friend though, yes only one. The other thirteen numbers were no longer in use and one was busy so I decided to call later but when I did no one was answering. They must have slept early or something, I imagined that from my friend’s family, they seem so uptight, really.

The one friend I made contact with was, at least at my point of view, surprised to hear from me. Seemed so surprise that I think she thought I was dead. I guess cutting yourself of from them does that.

We talked about old school stuff, she also wanted to contact other people from high school, her past crushes, and for some reason some of her recent emotional attachments that had the same name as my brothers. I have that seemingly supernatural skill of drawing people out info from people. I really didn’t mean to anyhow. Maybe people are just comfortable with me because I'm almost next to a non-person, they could make sure nothing about them they tell me would get out. Kind of like your mum... or a priest.

She still had ties with several people from the past thought. They still found the time to hang out in the midst of mind wrenching college stresses. I raise a finger to salute them, and I normally wouldn’t care, hey, it's a start.

I told her to call me if they ever had plans for something. I don’t really expect her to do so but you can’t blame me for trying. I mean, I have to make the first step, some effort to be exerted. I just hope she does call.