“I asked again, my voice catching. Nothing. When I glanced at the phone to see the number, the words announced “Caller Unknown.” A second later, I was disconnected.Hesitantly, I rested the BlackBerry on the seat next to me, troubled by the sound that I’d heard, wondering if the person would call back. Had it simply been a wrong number—or perhaps an obnoxious prank? For a split second, I considered whether it might have been Chris. Had he broken down after he’d called me, phoned me back, and then... hung up out of embarrassment?My attention was yanked back to the highway. The traffic was picking up now that I was approaching the Tappan Zee, demanding my full attention. By eleven, I was finally back in the city, and the first thing I did after stepping into my apartment was strip off my clothes and stuff them into the hamper. Then I limped into the shower. I needed to get the smell off me—out of my hair, off my skin, out of my pores. I shampooed my hair twice and used a loofah to scrub my body so that it was flushed red by the time I was finished.Wrapped in a towel and with my hair sopping wet, I traipsed to the kitchen in search of nourishment.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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