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As he walked outside through the back door that led into the bedrooed in twenty years

“Hello?”

“Sammi, it’s me,” I said

“Oh, thank God,” Sa to call you When your phone stopped ringing, I thought you were dead Dad was ready to get some fellas and head wherever you were, but since you didn’t tell me where that was, I couldn’t send him”

I laughed “Well, you’re not going to believe what happened”

“I’m sure Tell me anyway,” she said “Can we do a video call? I want to see your face and know you are okay”

“I can’t right now,” I said “I’m on someone else’s phone”

“Why?”

“Give hed “First off, I alad to hear your voice”

“Saain Yada Yada Now tellon”

“Okay, so, I decided to go for a hike,” I began “Unfortunately, a blizzard was et back before it hit I rong I got lost in the woods”

“Jesus, Desiree,” Sammi muttered

“Yeah, well, I was freezing, lost, alone, and I left ot stupidly lucky and saw a cabin not far aith sh, there was a dude in there who lethere the past two days”

“You e mountainas she talked herself into the belief I was being held against my will