Leave a Voicemail

I've been hoping for a certain phone call all day today. It just came, but I panicked and didn't answer. I figured I would get a voicemail, but I didn't. I like to be prepared before I talk to someone and know what they want to talk about. This is why voicemail is so handy. Now, I can't call back because one of the first questions will be, why didn't you answer. I don't have a good story for why I didn't answer, and I don't want to lie. This is why people hate me. I never answer the phone, and I refuse to return calls if a voicemail wasn't left for me. I think one of my New Year's Resolutions will be to return calls and answer them. It will never happen though.