Ok, this is my new story! You all like my first, so here it goes!
Ray was sitting on the couch, watching a movie on tv when the phone rang. He got up to answer it after a while, hoping that whoever it was would just hang up.
"Hello?" he answered.
"Yes, does a lady named Neela live here? I need to speak to her." A man said.
"No, she moved out. I can give you her number, though." He told the man the number to Abby's house.
"Thank you, sir" The man said.
"Yeah, no problem." Ray said.
He went back to the couch and sat down to watch his movie. He really didn't think about what that man wanted. He fell asleep on the couch once his movie was over.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Neela was sittingaroundjust listening to music when her phone rang. A man was on the other line.
"Hello?"
"Neela?" the man asked
"Yes,this is her" she answered.
"I'm sorry to call at this hour, but, well...There has been an accident in your husband's camp. An explosion. There were no-"
He was cut off. Neela slammed the phone down and began to sob. She walked out the door and down to the street. She called for a cab and asked to be taken to someone she knew would be a comfort to her. The cab driver nodded and took off.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It was late when Ray heard a knock at the door. He had been asleep until then. He got up slowly and went to the door. It took him a second to open the door because he was still partly asleep. When he opened the door, a sobbing Neela fell through the door into Ray's arms. He looked down at her, his heart beating faster and faster as he held her. He took her into the bedroom and laid her on the bed. He sat down beside her and took her hand.
"What's the matter?" he asked her.
There was no answer.
Ray sat there the rest of the night, wondering what was awrong. Could it have been that man who called? He wouldn't know until morning.
THE END OF CHAPTER 1. MORE TO COME SOON (I HOPE!)