ANNA

“Hello? Hello? Who’s on the phone? Stop fooling around!” I shouted, stunned by the young lady’s audacity. My face had darkened and Emily was still signaling me to calm down and hang up the phone. I finally closed without elucidating the mystery.

“What happened? Who was it?” Emily asked me breathlessly, approaching and looking at the phone. 

“It was a private number. Typical!” I barked, rolling my eyes, looking desperately at my friend.

“We ...