¹ Yes … you ².

² You don’t call, you don’t write … it’s like you’ve disappeared off the face of the Earth ³.

³ Would it be asking so very much of you to drop E. a line every now and then to let him know you’re still alive — he worries you know ⁴.

⁴ Just call y̶o̶u̶r̶ ̶m̶o̶t̶h̶e̶r̶ him every now and then already — or at least drop him a text/email!