i snooped around my parents' room for my phone because he left me a message saying, "can you please find some way to call me tonight? i need you more than i ever have before." after rummaging for a good twenty minutes, i found it and called him. he immediately started complaining, which eventually turned to full-blown crying, because he'd missed a chance to meet his hero while his girlfriend got to. there wasn't anything i could really do, so i listened and reassured him he wasn't overreacting and... read more