The Visitor (2016)
“Certainly not the intense quiet that followed. For the longest time, I heard nothing more than the hum of the refrigerator, the swish of the ceiling fan. No scrabbling in the walls. No thud on the basement stairs or ping of a dropped key.
My ears were so acutely attuned to the loaded silence that the chime of my phone had the effect of a gunshot. It was all I could do not to jump.
I checked the display but didn’t recognize the number. Lifting the phone to my ear, I braced myself to hear... a cicada rattle or that piercing whistle on the other end. Such an expectation undoubtedly spoke as much to the acceptance of my alternate reality as to my fear. Anything seemed possible in my world, even a phone call from beyond.
“Hello? Hello? Are you there?” inquired a concerned voice on the other end. “Amelia?”
“Dr. Shaw?” Thank God. I’d never been so happy to hear his voice. My grip relaxed on the phone as I let out a relieved breath.MoreLess
My ears were so acutely attuned to the loaded silence that the chime of my phone had the effect of a gunshot. It was all I could do not to jump.
I checked the display but didn’t recognize the number. Lifting the phone to my ear, I braced myself to hear... a cicada rattle or that piercing whistle on the other end. Such an expectation undoubtedly spoke as much to the acceptance of my alternate reality as to my fear. Anything seemed possible in my world, even a phone call from beyond.
“Hello? Hello? Are you there?” inquired a concerned voice on the other end. “Amelia?”
“Dr. Shaw?” Thank God. I’d never been so happy to hear his voice. My grip relaxed on the phone as I let out a relieved breath.MoreLess
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