Chapter 7 - Drop A Heart
Bright looked up at the clock. Hannah was supposed to be home 2 hours ago. A ringing came from kitchen, startling him.
He hastily got up and picked up the phone, thinking it was Hannah calling to say her car broke down or that she had lost track of time.
"Hello?" he answered.
"Is this Mr. Abbott speaking?" the voice on the other line spoke.
"Yeah. What do you want?" Bright said irritated. He didn't have time to deal with stupid telemarketers.
"Sir, you need to come down to St. Joseph's Hospital right away." the voice said calmly. "There's been an accident."
The words stung him. His throat became dry and his heart was pounding a million times per second. He stood paralyzed, trying to understand what was just said to him.
"Mr. Abbott?"
"I'm on my way." With that he hung up the phone, not even bothering to wait for a response from the other end.
Short...very short. I wanted this to be like an intro to the next chapter. Well, that, and I wanted to keep the suspense going...I like writing cliffhangers because I think they keep you guys interested! You know the drill...