The Winter Widow
“Freezing to death was a real possibility here unless she did something. Oh shit. She took a breath, exhaled with a frosty puff and reached for the mike.
“Hi, Hazel. It’s Susan. Could you let me talk with George?”
“Sorry, he’s not in. Anything wrong?”
“Well, I’ve managed to drive the pickup into a ditch.”
“Are you hurt?”
“No. I just can’t get the damn thing out.”
“Hold on. Osey’s here. I’ll let you talk to him.”
“No, Hazel—” Oh damn. She wanted somebody who could help, not Osey.
“Ma’am?”
“Yes, O...sey. I’ve got a little problem.”
“Where are you?”
“That’s part of the problem. I haven’t any idea.”
Silence. Then Osey said, “Could you describe the area?”
“Empty fields and barbed wire fences.”
“Yes, ma’am. If you could maybe do a little better than that. Can you remember what you passed? Any mailboxes?”
“No.”
“Any buildings?”
“Not that I could see.”
“What about trees? Any where you are now?”
“It’s hard to see with the snow, but I think there are two just ahead of me by the road.”MoreLess
“Hi, Hazel. It’s Susan. Could you let me talk with George?”
“Sorry, he’s not in. Anything wrong?”
“Well, I’ve managed to drive the pickup into a ditch.”
“Are you hurt?”
“No. I just can’t get the damn thing out.”
“Hold on. Osey’s here. I’ll let you talk to him.”
“No, Hazel—” Oh damn. She wanted somebody who could help, not Osey.
“Ma’am?”
“Yes, O...sey. I’ve got a little problem.”
“Where are you?”
“That’s part of the problem. I haven’t any idea.”
Silence. Then Osey said, “Could you describe the area?”
“Empty fields and barbed wire fences.”
“Yes, ma’am. If you could maybe do a little better than that. Can you remember what you passed? Any mailboxes?”
“No.”
“Any buildings?”
“Not that I could see.”
“What about trees? Any where you are now?”
“It’s hard to see with the snow, but I think there are two just ahead of me by the road.”MoreLess
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