Are You Lonesome Tonight? (Running Wild)
“At first Maxine thought Edna’s voice was part of the dream she was having.
“Maxine? Maxine, honey, are you awake?”
She wasn’t. Her head was stuffy from crying; her eyes felt glued shut. She forced them open and saw Edna standing beside the bed, the portable business phone in her hand.
Maxine reached over and switched on the bedside light. The clock radio said three-fifteen. She’d been asleep only a little over an hour.
She’d gone to bed right after Polly left, but she couldn’t sleep. Instead she’d pulled the blanket up over her head and let the shame, the disappointment, and the betrayal of the evening roll over her in hot, sickening waves.
She hadn't tried to stop the sobs that racked her, or the tears that soaked her pillow. It had taken a long time before she slid into sleep.
“Maxine, sorry to wake you, honey, but there's this guy on the phone who swears he’s a doctor.
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