Terry didn’t expect Jacob would answer, but after about fifteen seconds of ringing, Jacob answered.

Long silence followed as none spoke immediately.

“Hello, my friend,” Terry started the conversation, sounding tentative. “How are you doing?”

“What can a poor man do in the middle of the day?” Jacob sarcastically replied. “Work his ass off so he wouldn’t go to sleep on a hungry stomach.”

“I… feel for you.”

“Do you?” Jacob harrumphed. “Really?”

“Yeah,” Terry’s tone grew some base. “I never had any