leafing through

Some person named Steve left a message for Molly on my voicemail at work. It was such an endearing, awkward, yet sweet declaration of love. Only he got the wrong number!

He-hey Molly it’s um uh this oh man this is this this is gonna take
Hey guys can I just hang up? Gah! uh
Hey Molly this is Steve from school and um, uh
It’s taking me a lot of balls but like like we’re about to graduate and everything and you know in a couple of years and uh
And I’ve been thinking about my life and everyone’s been calling me a big nerd ever since like you know middle school since like I hit 6th grade and I started getting pimples and like my eyes became like I couldn’t wear contacts and stuff so I had to wear them glasses and …
But but I’ve always had a really big crush on you and like and um and uh
Guys why’d have to make me do this?
Well Molly I just wanted to tell you uh I’m in love with you and I always will will be and um and uh I want I want you to call me back okay?
This is Steve and I know I know I don’t know if you know me but I
I like you ok?
And um I just I just I just I can’t I can’t keep I can’t I can’t keep watching from afar okay?
I-I-I want to be a part of your life okay? Um uh
Just gimme a call okay?
Bye.

I felt like it was such a pity that Molly didn’t hear it after he scrounged up the courage. So I went through my call log to call the person back. The first person I called had no idea what I was talking about. Woops! The second number I called I recognized as Steve. Only Steve didn’t say he was Steve. He played it off like he had no idea who it was. But he was curious about what I thought of the message. So I told not-Steve that I heard this message to Molly and I thought it was very sweet and it’s unfortunate that Molly didn’t get it because she may have appreciated it.  I hope he tries again.