Spacecraft
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Chris Bennetts, and one was on the right street. I picked up the phone and dialed nine and the number. An old lady answered in a feeble voice.
“Is Mr. Bennett there?” I asked.
“No, I’m afraid not. It’s just Mrs. Bennett now.” She said.
I wondered what she meant. “Doesn’t Chris Bennett live there?” I asked.
“Oh Chris. Yes, he does live here. He’s not here at the moment though, who is this please?”
“My name is Nick. I’m a friend of his. Do you have any idea when he’ll be back?”
“Well, there’s just no telling with him. Sometimes he stays out very late and other times he hardly leaves the house. I have no idea when he’ll be home. He doesn’t tell me these things, I’m just his mother.”
“Oh. Well, I’m sorry to have bothered you.” I said.
“Would you like me to tell him you called?”
“Yes, and if you could give him a message that would be great.”
“Alright dear, I have a pen. Go slowly now, I can’t write as fast as I used to. Arthritis you know.”
“Okay, tell him Nick called,” I said, “and tell him I said I can do it.”
“Do what?”
“Something we talked about.”
“I don’t remember talking to you about anything.” She said.
“No, I mean it was something he and I talked about. He’ll know what it means.”
“Oh. So I tell him Nick called and you can do… What exactly?”
“It’s complicated, I don’t think I could explain it too well. It’s just some science stuff.”
“So what did you want the message to say?”
“Just that I called and I said I can do it.”
“Okay. I have ‘Nick called. He can do the science stuff.’ Is that alright?”
“Um… Sure, yeah. That’s fine. And tell him I’ll come around and see him in a couple days.” I added.
“Alright dear, I’ll let him know.” She said. I thanked her, but she’d already hung up the phone.
About the Author
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