Chapter 13: Crazy For This Girl
Kate‘s eyes fluttered open. She winced, realizing her phone was vibrating. Still half asleep, she checked the time. When Kate realized it was still four in the morning, she groaned, complaining, “Who calls at this time?”
She was about to cancel the call, when something in her, call it an unknown force, urged her to answer her phone. When she slid the home screen open, she mumbled, “Do you know what time is it?”
“It‘s nearly noon here in Paris.” Hearing that voice, she longed for; Kate was wide awake in a flash.
Her voice broke in and out as she called his name, “C–Carlos?”
“It‘s the first day of the tournament today. I‘m sorry I woke you up. I was just… wondering if maybe… you‘ll wish me luck?” Carlos said on the other line.
Kate‘s heart was already racing, thrilled at the unexpected call. She replied, “Of course, good luck with your game. I know you‘ll do great. As usual.”
There was a second of silence, but soon Kate heard Carlos say, “I miss you, Kate.”
‘Oh, my god!‘ In her head, Kate was screaming at his words. Her face turned bright red, and she was grinning like a fool. She bit her lip before timidly answering, “Carlos, I – I miss you
too.”
“Carlos?” Kate frowned, and once again, she checked on his response. “Carlos?” When she looked at her phone, it displeased her to see that her battery had died! “Oh, my god! Like, why do you die at the perfect moment? Arrgghh!”
the charger. After plugging her device, she waited nearly a minute. When her phone switched on, she attempted to call Carlos back. However, even as she undertook to dial the unknown number, her
of sleeping. In the end, she waited for at least five minutes before she turned her phone back on. As soon as she entered her passcode, she called back
already
in annoyance, cussing while she was at it. Very quickly, she sent
the internet till one in the morning and fell asleep without charging my phone.
passed, and there was still no answer. Nor
***
Earlier in Paris.
the start of the French Open tournaments. He peeked outside his room, and seeing that the detectives were not in his suite, Carlos went to his
use. The police had already warned him of how his known device may be tapped. That was why he avoided
party evaded calling out at all costs despite having a secret phone. There was always that slim
by heart. It rang up to five times. Carlos was about to give up on the call,
still survive the remaining three weeks of being away from her. After receiving Kate‘s wishes for his games, Carlos unwittingly said, “I miss you, Kate.” ‘What the hell? Why did I say that suddenly?‘ It was the longing of his heart. While he tried to hold back and keep it
was switched off. He ran his hand
Was she?” He tried calling again and sending her a message, but when he did not receive a reply, Carlos just turned the phone back off and shoved the device back in
he was so edgy. It was just the first round, and he missed two serves. Usually, his first match would last five to ten minutes, tops. His opponents often would miss his serve, landing him an easy win. However, that day, Carlos was distracted,
cheered him on, yelled at him, “Get it together, Ronaldo! This isn‘t like
all!”
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