2:17 A.M.
She finally lay down in bed around midnight, her old phone beside her, ready to record as usual, her main phone held directly in her hands, to make sure she wouldn't miss a single second of ringing this time.
She didn't know exactly when her eyes had closed, but she woke suddenly to the phone vibrating between her fingers, before the ringing even began, as if her body had started sensing the moment before it actually arrived.
She looked at the screen: unknown number. 2:17 A.M.
She answered quickly, her voice still heavy with the trace of brief sleep.
"Hello."
The usual silence, a little longer than normal this time, until for a moment she felt the call might not carry any words at all. Then