The Art of the Hustle

by Edward Mullen

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  ‘This is Ashley, leave a message’.

  “Hi, sweetie, it’s Trevor, remember me? Um… sorry I haven’t called you in a while, I’ve just been really busy with exams and whatnot. So, I hope you’re doing well and I’ll look forward to hearing from you. Okay, talk to you later. Love you. Bye.”

  A few days went by and I still had not heard from Ashley. A million thoughts ran through my head as to why. Most of them were not good. I ruled out the possibility of her being in a serious accident because her parents would have called me by now and her voice mail would have been full.