Chrissie Learns A Harsh Lesson Part 3

On Sunday morning, the day after I'd received the surprise gift of a classic copy of the De Sade book I awoke
around 8:30 in the morning with the best of intentions to pack my clothes and be ready to board the dreaded plane
that would take me back across the country.
When I picked up the book in preparation to packing it away with the rest of my belongs i was overcome with the
desire to phone the bookstore. Perhaps they were open on Sunday, after all what isn't open on Sundays these days.
Since he'd never even told me his name and chose not to include even a short note with his gift I wondered that perhaps
he wished to remain anonymous to me? While pondering what to do I sat on the side of the bed and began to carefully
thumb through the book. I was just about to fore go attempting to contact him when a narrow piece of heavy paper fell from
the book. I thought that just maybe this their had in fact been a note placed with the book and I'd just neglected to find
until now. I turned the paper over and it was merely a bookmark, the type booksellers often place in their books as a means
of advertizing their business. Upon reading the information on the bookmark I failed to detect anything resembling a proprietor's
name. However the phone number, fax number and an email address were printed at the bottom of the card. While at least if
I decided not to phone him I could send him an email when I got home.

I had just about convinced myself not to try phoning when I found myself staring at the phone on the nightstand. It was nearly
11:00 AM by now and I realized I'd been agonizing over this for over two hours. I picked up the receiver and began to dial the
number printed on the bookmark. I'd only dialed four digits when I stopped and returned the receiver to it's cradle.
"Shit Chrissie, what the fuck is wrong with you? I thought to myself "Either do it or forget it for fuck sakes."
I got up from the bed and nervously walked around the room until I decided I'd try to put it out of my mind by taking a shower.