A Promise of Fireworks

~SIENNA POV~

I swallow hard. "I-I wasn't crying," I stammer, clutching the phone tighter.

Silence. The kind of silence that feels heavy and full of meaning. I almost hear him breathe, but I can't tell if he's still there.

"Rafael?" I whisper, my voice breaking a little. The silence is too much, it presses against my chest until I can't take it anymore.

"I wasn't crying," I say again, faster this t