194. The Phone Call


The phone rang he was leaving the . He didn't answer it. ’s probably Dave, he thought. brother Dave had said would call. He returned an hour later. He his phone for missed . There was only the call. But it wasn’t brother’s number. Who could be, he wondered. He the number. A woman . She said, “Hello, Kim, are you doing?” Kim his wife's name. Who this, he wondered. “Who's ?” he asked. “Who's this?” asked. “You called me.” didn't answer. Now he who it was. It some woman who called wife occasionally. They had classmates at school. His was polite to her. his wife didn't like . She never returned this ’s phone calls. He himself never met or talked her. “Sorry, wrong number,” said.