When Best Friends Kiss
and still he had not picked up their calls or even texted them back.
George and Martha held their breaths while the phone rang, hoping that their lead was right. Rory picked up after four rings.
“Good evening, Doctor George,” she said brightly, in her usual cheerful voice.
“Hello, Rory,” George greeted, managing a sad smile despite how he was feeling. “I’m sorry for calling late.”
“It’s no problem at all,” she said and then paused. “Is everything okay? Is Todd okay?”
“Yes, everything is okay,” he said, but even he could hear how weak his voice sounded. He sighed. “We haven’t seen Todd since this afternoon. We can’t reach him either, so we don’t know his whereabouts.”