[It doesn't feel any less like she's lost, though. As temporary as this may be, maybe that's only because he's never met Angela in the real world. Maybe she's been second-string all along, and only had the good luck to be there without competition. She doesn't know, either; none of this has happened, not really. Which makes it all the easier to dream up the worst.
There's a moment of heavy silence as she searches for something more to say, then the soft click as she hangs up.]
☎ call
There's a moment of heavy silence as she searches for something more to say, then the soft click as she hangs up.]