Video Call

It was three o clock at midnight and the man on the bed was still wide awake.  The eyeglasses he wore reflected the documents he was reviewing on his laptop.

Suddenly, a loud phone call disrupted his focus.

Javier was taken aback. He glanced at the clock.

Who would call him at such an hour?

He thought first it was his brother who had urgent news. But when he saw the name on the phone call, his finger halted.

He hesitated until the ring cut off. When he was about to sigh in relief that the phone call ended his phone rang again.

Javier: "..."

He let it rung. But the other person won't give up. On the third ring, Javier finally answered.

"Hello-"

"Yaa bashtard!"

Javier: "...."

....Bashtard?

"Howw....dare ya....(hiccup)...did dish to me?! We...re... ya... (hiccup) plaaayin' me? Yuuuu....(hiccup) won't foool me. I fool you! I! Will (hiccup)! Win!" Alliana's words were incoherent.