The Alpine Kindred (1998)
The Alpine Kindred
“She's been known to exaggerate, and I couldn't take her statement literally. It was only when I perceived the panic in her voice that I began to tense.
“I checked his pulse, I even held my compact up to his mouth,” Carla said, her voice now coming in a jerky rush. “He's still warm, though. What should I do?”
“Good God.” I tried to think clearly. “Call nine-one-one,” I said, keeping calm.
“I can't,” Carla replied. “The phones aren't hooked up in the RUB yet. I'd have to leave him alone.”
“There'...s no one else around?” I asked, already grabbing my jacket and my purse. If Carla had called me, she had access to a phone. But I wasn't about to argue with her. “Staff? Students? Anybody?”
“Not in the RUB. It's not open, remember?”
“I'll call nine-one-one,” I said. “Then I'll be there as soon as I can.”
“He looks awful.” Carla sounded as if she were close to tears.
“That's probably because he's dead,” I said, and immediately felt remorse. Indeed, it was only then that the potential tragedy hit me.MoreLess
“I checked his pulse, I even held my compact up to his mouth,” Carla said, her voice now coming in a jerky rush. “He's still warm, though. What should I do?”
“Good God.” I tried to think clearly. “Call nine-one-one,” I said, keeping calm.
“I can't,” Carla replied. “The phones aren't hooked up in the RUB yet. I'd have to leave him alone.”
“There'...s no one else around?” I asked, already grabbing my jacket and my purse. If Carla had called me, she had access to a phone. But I wasn't about to argue with her. “Staff? Students? Anybody?”
“Not in the RUB. It's not open, remember?”
“I'll call nine-one-one,” I said. “Then I'll be there as soon as I can.”
“He looks awful.” Carla sounded as if she were close to tears.
“That's probably because he's dead,” I said, and immediately felt remorse. Indeed, it was only then that the potential tragedy hit me.MoreLess
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