Counting Your Face Among the Living

Frankie's POV

After Mikey hung up I knew that when I had gotten annoyed with Aaron talking to me like we've been friends for years, I took it out on him. After Laural and Ellie had pulled their stunt, Aaron started clinging to my every move. I eventually had to go to settings on my phone and pretend my mom was calling by playing my ring tone. Thankfully he fell for it. I don't think Ellie did because when I said my goodbyes she looked at me and mouthed 'I saw that'.

I tried calling Mikey back but all I got was an annoying ringing sound and then his voice on his voice mail. After about the sixth time of calling him I figured I was getting on his nerves. I decided to send Mikey a text message. I don't know why I didn't just do that in the first place. I just sent him a text saying hi. If I got a response that would mean he wasn't that upset or mad, or anything like that. If I didn't then I would know he was mad. Then again, he might now have his phone with him.

about five minutes later a got one back.

Hi.
mikes

Well I thought it would help my head understand if he was mad or not. It didn't work very good. Though, I did know he had his phone with him, so I could call him. I dialed hit two and clicked the send button. I didn't feel right without knowing if he was mad at me.

I finally heard his voice fill my head as I was about to hit redial.

"Hello?" He asked as though I was one of those guys who try to get you to buy things over the phone.

"Mikes, what did you want to know before you hung up?" I asked as I look outside my window to see Laural and Ellie skipping the streets down on the side walk. I was on the fifth floor, so I could see Ellie's blond roots coming in. Ha! I knew she wasn't a natural red head!

"Nothing Frankie, forget about it." He said making me sigh a little bit.

"We both know that I can't forget about it." I said trying to convince him to ask me.

"Shouldn't you be with that other guy?" He said making me laugh. The whole time I was thinking of how annoying Aaron was, he was thinking we were actually friend...or at least thats all I hope Mikey thought we were.

"Who, Aaron? God no! He's fucking annoying." I announced proudly into the phone. It's hard to imagine how the other person I was talking to was another state away, but yet we could still talk. Technology!

"Oh." He said as his voice trailed off into a mumble where I couldn't understand him.

"So, uh, what was your question?" I asked as I began to get impatient.

"Oh, I just wanted to see what you said on the phone the other day. I think I heard what you said, but I'm not sure. I dunno if it was important or not, so I wanted to ask." He said. I could hear the lie in his voice. Mikey was never good at keeping lies, and to me I could hear how his voice slightly changed as he told them.

"Oh, nothing Mikes. It wasn't important." I said with a light sigh, finally knowing that he didn't hear me.

"Oh, okay. Well bye then." He said before leaving me with the annoying constant beeping the phone was making.