Taking the Fall

The man then paused for a moment before continuing, “Here’s a piece of advice, Valerie. Some things aren’t worth fighting for.”

“What do you mean by that?” I felt like I had fallen into a bottomless pit with no hope of getting out.

“I gotta go.” He then hung up on me, leaving me to stare blankly at the huge crowd outside the building.

My phone started ringing all of a sudden, and I saw that it was