The Man Who Fell From the Sky (2015)
“Clanging and incessant. Vicky fought her way upward to the surface of wakefulness. It took a moment before she realized the phone was ringing. She reached toward the bedside table, pawed past the clock radio, the lamp, and gripped the receiver. The ringing stopped. She pushed herself upright on the pillows and tried to concentrate. The yellow numbers on the clock read 2:18.
“Vicky Holden,” she said. Her voice sounded scratchy and sleep-logged. She squinted at the ID: R. Walking Bear.
A ...long sob came over the line, followed by gasps of breath, followed by coughing. Finally, Ruth’s voice, the words jumbled. “I can’t believe what they did to me. It’s terrible.” She started gasping again, coughing.
“Ruth, are you hurt?”
“Robert’s dead, and I don’t have anyone. They’re all against me.” She was crying hard, sputtering and sobbing. “They want me dead.”
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“Vicky Holden,” she said. Her voice sounded scratchy and sleep-logged. She squinted at the ID: R. Walking Bear.
A ...long sob came over the line, followed by gasps of breath, followed by coughing. Finally, Ruth’s voice, the words jumbled. “I can’t believe what they did to me. It’s terrible.” She started gasping again, coughing.
“Ruth, are you hurt?”
“Robert’s dead, and I don’t have anyone. They’re all against me.” She was crying hard, sputtering and sobbing. “They want me dead.”
“Are you hurt?MoreLess
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