Buckling down and screwing up my courage, I reached for the phone to make a call that I knew would change my life. I wasn't sure if it was going to be for good or ill, but change it would, no matter what the outcome.
     Dialing the number, I heard Erick on the other end of phone pick up, "Hello?"
     "Hi Erick, it's me." Pausing, unsure how to start this conversation,   "Ummm... you coming to town tonight?"
     "Are you feeling any better?"
     "Not really, but it's not contagious." Giving him a nervous giggle, "I'd like to see you tonight if you're not busy." This was not a conversation for the phone, where his mother would be doing her be...

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