April 18th 2016

Unedited, because it's changed a whole lot from what it originally was.

OK, so here's a breakdown of how the character's feel (split into three) so you know how to hear their voices.

Part 1:

Sophie- Short, clipped, wants to get off the phone

Daniel- Kinda hopeful that Sophie will speak to him; tried too hard to be normal.

Part 2:

Sophie- Defeated

Daniel- Guilty

Part 3:

Sophie- Direct, but also closed off

Daniel- Jealous

I'll asterisk the break down of the parts, so you know where/how the emotions change.

Sarah, xx

~*~*~ Part 1 ~*~*~

"Hello?"

"..."

"Hello?"

"..."

"Daniel, I know it's you."

"Oh."

"I have caller ID, you idiot."

"Um... right, I forgot about that..."

"Well, aren't you lucky that I reminded you then, huh?"

"Uh, yeah, I guess. So...?"

"Yes?"

"How are you?"

"Fine. You?"

"I'm good."

"..."

"How's work?"

"Fine. You?"

"Oh, you know, people still splitting up."

"..."

"..."

"..."

"Is Hugo still around?"

"Yes."

"How's that working out?"

"Fine."

"Right. How is New York?"

"Is there anything I can do for you, Daniel? This banal conversation is rather tedious."

"Banal? Tedious? Well, look at you using fancy words."

"..."

"It was a joke, Soph."

"Jokes are supposed to be funny."

"Not always."

"A joke is said to cause laughter or amusement. I'm not amused nor am I laughing."

"Soph-"

"What?"

"Please don't be like this."

"Like what?"

"Distant."

"Considering I'm over three thousand miles away, I am distant."

"I meant in the emotional sense."

"In the emotional sense?"

"I know you're upset-"

"You know? Upset? You know nothing, Daniel. Nothing. If you knew anything, you'd fucking know that!"

"That doesn't make-"

"I don't care if it makes sense, Daniel! You want me to stop being distant in the emotional sense, well you're shit out of luck."

"Soph-"

"STOP CALLING ME THAT!"

"..."

"..."

"I thought you liked it."

"A girl can change her mind."

"Fine. Sophie, we need to talk about this."

"You already did. On Saturday."

"Look, Soph... Sophie, don't shut me out. Please."

"I have to go."

"No! Don't do that!"

"What do you expect me to do?! You turned your back on me. You decided that you didn't want me. You decided that we were going to be friends. Friends. Well, excuse me for not feeling very fucking friendly right now!"

"You're angry."

"I'M NOT ANGRY!"

"Then why are you shouting?"

"Because you're just like the rest of them!"

"The rest of who? Who am I like?"

"Them!"

"Sophie, you're not making sense."

"Oh, piss off, Daniel. I'm not going to explain myself to you."

"That's not what I-"

"Just, stop talking. Stop. Talking. STOP TALKING!"

"I'll stop."

~*~*~ Part 2 ~*~*~

"I can't do this, Daniel."

"Do what?"

"Hate you! I can't hate you. I want to hate you so fucking much, but I can't."

"Are you sure, because you sound like you're doing a good job of it."

"Stop. Talking."

"..."

"I don't hate you. As much as I will myself to hate you, I can't. But at the moment, I don't like you either."

"I'm sorry."

"Yeah."

"Do you need me to stop calling you? At least, for a while?"

"..."

"..."

"..."

"..."

"No."

"No?"

"No, I don't."

"What does that mean? Are we still Danphie?"

"Well, you're still Daniel and I'm still Sophie, but I'm not sure if that means we're Danphie. Or at least, not the Danphie that I remember us being."

"Can you answer me this question? Honestly, that is."

"What's the question?"

"Are you ok? Please don't say 'fine,' either because that answer doesn't fly with me."

"I'm... a cracked mirror."

"A cracked mirror?"

"Broken, pieced back together, but not quite how it was before. You can still see the fractures."

"Fractures?"

"It's metaphorical."

"I got that."

"We can't go back to how it was, Daniel."

"We can't?"

"No. But we can try to make it something else."

"Something else? Like what?"

"I don't know. But we can give it a try, right?"

"I'd like that."

"Yeah."

"Sophie?"

"Yes?"

"Thank you. You're perfectly within your rights to hate me, so I just want you to know how grateful I am that you're willing to let us be friends again."

"Right, friends."

"Thank you. Truly."

~*~*~ Part 3 ~*~*~

"I have to go. Hugo and I are going out with Brogan tonight."

"Brogan? That badger guy?"

"Brogan Greyson, the NHL player that I interviewed a fortnight ago."

"You're going out with him?"

"He invited Hugo and I to go see this band that are playing a small venue tonight."

"I didn't know you and he were friends."

"We keep in touch."

"Oh, right. So, you're friends, you and him?"

"I guess we are."

"Right. Well, go enjoy your date with Brogan."

"It's not a date, but I'll enjoy it, nonetheless."

"You do that. I'll speak to you tomorrow. Unless you're busy with Brogan, that is."

"Can't wait."

"Bye."

"Bye."

~*~*~ End ~*~*~

A/N

Does Daniel have a right to feel jealous about Sophie hanging out with Brogan?

Will something happen between Sophie and Brogan?

If it does (and I'm not saying that it will) - Will he be Sophie's rebound?

Comment away.

Sarah, xx