A Bet That Changed My Life
Winter was nearly over when I received the last phone call from Finn. In my memory, he had always seemed a little unhinged and a bit off his mind at times. However, that day, he spoke with surprising clarity.
“Ruth, is that you?”
I sighed and said, “Finn, you’ve changed your number way too many times.”
There was a long pause, followed by a bitter, quiet laugh on the other end. Neither of us said anything. There was just a dry, heavy silence.