I scrolled through my contacts looking for Cindy's number, when I thought about Sam. Even though I was not in the mood to hear her tell me how right she was, I owed her an apology and wanted to get it over with.
Fact was, Sam was usually the first person I called when I was pissed off or upset about anything, and I was the one she always came to when she was in the same boat. I hated to dump stuff on her. But like she always said, that's what friends were for.
She answered on the second ring. "Hey, lover boy, what's up?"
"Listen, Sam, I—"
"You need help cleaning another park tonight to make sure you get your piece tomorrow?"
"Thanks, Sam." I said, "That's not what I needed to hear right now."
"Sorry, did I say that out loud?"
"You say everything out loud," I said softly. "But don't
