Winterland
“When she gets into the office that morning she sits at her desk, pulls out the phone book and simply looks up his name. There are six Mark Griffins and over twenty M. Griffins. She starts with the Marks. Most of the previous night she lay awake thinking about how hard this would be, anticipating all sorts of obstacles, dead ends, trails gone cold – but now she’s surprised at how easy, and obvious, it is.
With the first and second Marks she’s a little awkward in her approach, a little too direct..., but by the third one she’s got it right.
‘Hello, may I speak to Mark Griffin please?’ ‘Speaking.’ ‘Hello. I hope I’m on to the right person. I’m, I’m looking for a Mark Griffin who lost family members many years ago in a road accident, I –’ ‘No, no,’ comes the immediate response, ‘no, no, sorry … you must be looking for someone else.’ The next response, number four, is very different – a silence that goes on so long Gina eventually has to interrupt it.
‘Hello?’ ‘Yes,’ the voice says, ‘I’m here.’ Gina swallows.MoreLess
With the first and second Marks she’s a little awkward in her approach, a little too direct..., but by the third one she’s got it right.
‘Hello, may I speak to Mark Griffin please?’ ‘Speaking.’ ‘Hello. I hope I’m on to the right person. I’m, I’m looking for a Mark Griffin who lost family members many years ago in a road accident, I –’ ‘No, no,’ comes the immediate response, ‘no, no, sorry … you must be looking for someone else.’ The next response, number four, is very different – a silence that goes on so long Gina eventually has to interrupt it.
‘Hello?’ ‘Yes,’ the voice says, ‘I’m here.’ Gina swallows.MoreLess
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