Deception

9pm. 10. 11. Cell, land line. No answer. Sleep. 9am. 10. Cell. 11. Both. Noon. Both. Still no answer. Not home? Not talking? Otherwise engaged. 11pm once more. Finally a pick up. "Of course I was home. Where else? No, darling, just a headache. Well if I'd known-! How could I? You know what I'm like. You'd have hated it, really. No, nothing. Tomorrow then? Of course." 9am "Yes, yes, I know what I said, but today is just as bad. Could it be tomorrow? Please? Tomorrow. Yes. I promise." 1pm "I told you already. Delighted. Thank you so much."