Shadow Girl (2001)
“That didn’t really make sense. But it was the only thing I could think of.
Who else can I call? I asked myself, my mind spinning.
I glanced at the clock. A little after seven. Mom was probably at work or on her way there. I’ll call her at the phone company.
I had to get mom’s number from my wallet. I didn’t know it by heart, because I never call her at work.
I dialed the number. The phone rang once. Then a taped message began. I groaned as the woman’s voice droned on and on…. “If you are calling to add service or upgrade your present service, press three…. If you are calling about a repair, press four….”
After a long while, the voice told me to stay on the line for a service representative. Then I listened to bouncy piano music for nearly ten minutes.
Finally, a woman—a live woman—picked up and asked if she could help me.
“I—I’d like to speak to my mom,” I stammered. “She works there. In the supervisor’s office.”
“I’ll transfer you,” the woman said.
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