Pets
How Do I Say No?
I was already in bed asleep when my phone rang. I did not recognize the number on my call display but answered the call anyway. When the speaker identified himself as a police officer, the little hairs on the back of my neck stood up. Calls from law enforcement are never good, especially when they…
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When I answered the phone, my heart dropped. Upon hearing it was not Mom, but Dad, my first thought was “Who died?” I noticed the time, too. Mid-afternoon is the most expensive time for long-distance calling in my father’s mind. Despite a decade of phone companies offering free long-distance calling anytime anywhere in Canada, Dad…
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