The Orpheus Descent
“There were no cocoons on Ryanair, but it felt the same. He was numb, oblivious, moving through space in suspended animation. Even when he arrived, he didn’t feel he’d woken up.
He’d rung Lily’s mobile from the hotel phone before he went to bed, but her mobile was still switched off. No answer from their home number, either. The thought that she might have tried to call him on his dead phone ate away at him: without it, he felt as though he’d lost a limb. The moment he reached the terminal at St...ansted, he found a phone shop and paid over the odds for a new handset, praying his old SIM card would work.
The new phone switched on. A circle spun in infinite loops on screen as it looked for a network, twisting his hopes into knots.
It’s only a phone, he reminded himself. But it was more than that. It was his lifeline.
Network found.
He checked the Contacts and saw all his old numbers had come with the SIM. The feeling of relief was embarrassing – but he didn’t care. He found Lily’s mother’s number and dialled.MoreLess
He’d rung Lily’s mobile from the hotel phone before he went to bed, but her mobile was still switched off. No answer from their home number, either. The thought that she might have tried to call him on his dead phone ate away at him: without it, he felt as though he’d lost a limb. The moment he reached the terminal at St...ansted, he found a phone shop and paid over the odds for a new handset, praying his old SIM card would work.
The new phone switched on. A circle spun in infinite loops on screen as it looked for a network, twisting his hopes into knots.
It’s only a phone, he reminded himself. But it was more than that. It was his lifeline.
Network found.
He checked the Contacts and saw all his old numbers had come with the SIM. The feeling of relief was embarrassing – but he didn’t care. He found Lily’s mother’s number and dialled.MoreLess
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