After a long pause, I sighed and said, "It's okay, I just missed you!" How could I describe my illness? It wasn't something I could see, so I didn't seem to know how to put it. Perhaps she was too sleepy, so she didn't dwell on it. She simply said, "Baby, can't you sleep?" I opened my mouth, unsure what to say, so I simply said, "Well, go to sleep. We'll talk tomorrow!" After hanging up, I curled