Caller 8 — A Romantic Short Story

AmorBooks
21 min readAug 16, 2022

From lost girl in a new city to producer of a radio relationship show, Abby’s world had changed. She was no longer lost, no longer tumbling aimlessly and, above all, she was no longer lonely.

Then, a voice on a phone, a plea for help, someone searching for understanding sends her out of her comfort zone and, perhaps, dangerously close to be lonely again.

Written by Rebecca Milton
Published by
AmorBooks

“Thanks for calling, Dr. Darla, KUEV radio. You’re going to be caller number 8, can you give me a little rundown on what you want to talk to the doctor about?”

Pause. Silence.

Seven years, over ten thousand callers. I am her producer. I prescreen. Write a little blurb for her to read when she picks up the calls. The calls I let through. Name, where they are calling from and a brief snapshot of what they want to talk about. Dr. Darla is the relationship doctor, the love doctor, the romance doctor so most of the people calling are women, and most of them want to know about …

“Hello? You’re caller number 8, can you give me a little info about what you want to talk to the doctor about?”

Silence. Pause.

Women want to know what they’re doing wrong, why they can’t keep a man, why their men…

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