Oblivion

by Karolyn Cairns

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  Lindsay frowned when it went on three in the afternoon and Jace still hadn’t called. Neither of them had cell phones. It was frustrating to wait for the call when they got back to the farm. By five that day, she was working on getting really angry.

  She had to meet her dad for dinner at six at Reddy’s diner to beg money for the final deposit on her class pictures. She didn’t have time to wait on Jace. As she was leaving, a sense of foreboding was dismissed. Jace was dependable to a fault. He said he would call her after dropping Dougie at probation. That was hours ago. Where was he?