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“Thanks so much for this,” she said as he pulled to the curb. She put the strap of her pocketbook over her arm, put…

— Alice McDermott

“She hesitated before opening the envelope, telling herself there was nothing he could say that would change anything. But she opened it anyway and…

— Susan Mallery

“He backed away from me, clutching the phone to his chest. “What?” “Gimme the phone,” I commanded, holding out my hand. His head dropped…

— Karina Halle

“After locking the doors, I started to back up. I ignored the voice inside of me that told me quite clearly to go back…

— L.A. Starkey

“I called, but the phones were all tied up. And so were the operators who normally answer them. Some were even gagged too.”

— Jarod Kintz

“I was fine with letting the door slam behind me. It matched my mood, and fuck those two neighbors who hissed at anything that…

— Tijan

“You're right, it was a bad phone," I said, lifting an eyebrow. "Look at it, lying there, all superior. The phone had it coming.”

— Molly Harper

“It’s just that mess seems to follow her. She can enter a room and within minutes has laid her keys in one place, her…

— Cass Green

“The phone was ringing as she entered the house through the kitchen door. She jogged into the living room to answer it, only to…

— Anonymous

“I shouted into the phone, but there was no reply. Silence floated up from the receiver like smoke from the mouth of a gun.”

— Haruki Murakami

“I am on my way, and tell him he better watch his ass!” Jack shouted, and I held the phone away from ear so…

— Amanda Hocking

“You left the door unlocked," he answered casually, as if it was still perfectly acceptable to come into someone's home if they were negligent…

— Andrea Smith