I didn't even flinch. I looked at it more fixedly, just waiting for the answering machine to pick up. But I couldn't wait, it could be Tay. So I rushed over to the nightstand, yanked it up and said, as calmly as I possibly could, "Hello." Silence.
     "Hello, damn it I'm not in the mood." Sobbing. Heavy sobbing.
     I was alarmed. "Tay, is that you?"