Things Not Seen (2002)
“So does the phone. I choose the door.I drop the fleece blanket in the living room. Up close to the front door I can see through the edges around the frosted glass design. It’s almost dark, but the porch light is on. It’s two cops, a man and a woman. They’re here to tell me. About the accident. About Mom and Dad.The woman officer leans over and pushes the doorbell button again. I stand still. I’m in no condition to talk to the police. They wait, rocking on their heels the way cops do. Then the g...uy says, “Let’s go.”Mrs. Trent from next door stops them on the sidewalk by their squad car. She wants to know what’s going on. She always has to know everything that happens in the neighborhood. I can’t hear what they’re saying.My chest feels like someone is squeezing the air out of me. On the way back to the TV room, I pick up the blanket. I sit down at one end of the couch. There’s sweat on my face.The phone. It’s ringing again, but it sounds far away. I lean over and grab it on the fourth ring, then wait for the answering machine to stop.“Hello?”MoreLess
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