CHAPTER 32: IVAN

“And?” Comes Lev's voice over the phone.

“And what?”

Just like I do every night before going to bed, I always make sure to leave my phone turned on incase of any late night emergency calls. Immediately I heard my phone ringing while I was knocked out in my bedroom with Lucia in my arms, I wished i had made last night an exemption and just turned off the damn thing at least until dawn. Well it’s almost dawn now, and I and my brother, Lev, are still talking.

It's nearing an hour now since he called, and I know better that when he calls at unexpected times, it's usually because something is going on and he needs company. I would never deny him that. I love him to the moon and back.

I'm at the balcony talking with him, and though he didn't tell me what the problem was when he called me by 5 in the morning, I know better than to ask. I just listen to him talk and engage in little conversations no matter how meaningless it may be until he's cheered up again. Which is what led me to tell h