Chapter 50: Sarah

My phone rang in my purse the next day, and I raced to locate it amongst the crayons and action figures. The second I found it, I saw Randi's name on the screen. I'd blown her up, trying to get in touch with her, and it seemed she'd finally figured out that it might be important.

I grabbed Charlie's arm and gave it a squeeze. "I'm going to go take this." I flashed the phone his way and stood to walk out for privacy. I stepped away from the waiting room before answering the phone.

"Randi?" I tried like crazy to keep the fear out of my voice, but I wasn't successful.

A breathy puff of air rattled against the speaker. "Yeah?"

"You need to come home." My voice cracked, and I lost the fight against tears. "There's been an accident."

There was silence on the other end. I didn't know if she was processing what I'd just said, not interested, or had gone mute.

"Randi? Did you hear me?" My questions were met with more silence. I couldn't even he