Carrying Away

I stared down at Ishikawa's name on the screen of my phone.

Why is he calling?

"What's wrong?" asked Jun.

"Nothing," I replied. "I'll call back after you call Kyōko."

"You can answer. I'll fold my clothes in the meantime."

"Are you sure?"

He nodded.

"Alright," I said.

I swept the green button on the screen and placed the phone on my ear.

"Minami," Ishikawa said. "Long time no see."

"Hey, Ishikawa. You're calling at the worst time possible."

"Oh. Should I call you another day?"

"It's okay, just be brief."

"I will. Did you see the email I sent a few weeks ago?"

Ah, he must've sent it while I was stuck in Sachiko's body. I've been too lazy to catch up with all the spam I get from the newsletters I don't even care about.

"I didn't," I answered. "That's my bad. There's been a lot of stuff going on in my life right now."