She heard it ringing, through the phone. But, wait, no. That wasn’t right. Pip stopped walking, lowered the phone. It wasn’t only through her phone that she could hear it ringing. It was in the other ear. Both of them. It was here. The shrill chime of the call, ringing right behind her. Louder. And louder. There wasn’t time to scream. Pip tried to turn, to see, but two arms reached out of the unknown behind her. Took her. Phone still ringing as she dropped hers.
