Suffer the Children (2010)
“If she had been home earlier in the day she would have begun worrying then, but, having closed her shop at six as usual, the had decided to treat herself to a dinner out. She didn’t mind eating alone; in fact, she rather enjoyed it. She talked to people all day in the store, and it was a relief to spend a few hours by herself, alone with her thoughts. She heard the phone ringing as she put her key in the door, just before eight, and a feeling came over her that something had gone wrong, that sh...e was about to be alone with some thoughts she wouldn’t enjoy.
“Marilyn?”
She recognized Norma Norton’s voice immediately, and the feeling of unease intensified.
“Yes?” she said. “Something’s happened, hasn’t it?”
There was a short pause before Norma spoke again. “Well, I don’t know,” she said uncertainly. “That’s why I’m calling you. I’ve been calling you all afternoon.”
“Why didn’t you call me at the store?”
“I did, but the line’s out of order.”MoreLess
“Marilyn?”
She recognized Norma Norton’s voice immediately, and the feeling of unease intensified.
“Yes?” she said. “Something’s happened, hasn’t it?”
There was a short pause before Norma spoke again. “Well, I don’t know,” she said uncertainly. “That’s why I’m calling you. I’ve been calling you all afternoon.”
“Why didn’t you call me at the store?”
“I did, but the line’s out of order.”MoreLess
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