Donald R.

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“The Call” by Donald R.

Submitted to Contest #288

I missed the first three calls. When the fourth chorus of that gentle melody suffused through the dark, finally waking me, I didn’t have to check who was calling. I knew it would be him. My brother messaged me the day before. A casual, nonchalant text bore substantial weight, saying something like, “Hey, yeah I’d have my ringer on tonight if I were you.” He always beats around the bush, incapable of saying he was worried outright. “Good morning…hello. What’s going on? You okay?” I stammered. “Jesus,” I thought, feeling foolish for my sleepy ...

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