MEL"S PHONE whirred again. “Your boy"s been in a car wreck,” the message read.
MEL"S PHONETHE TV DIDN"T help. Jane turned on the radio to hear the traffic report. Mel called the Philadelphia police and a helpful detective took the call. “Agent Zack, please hold for a just a minute.” The detective came back and said a car had flipped on I-95 in South Philly. “First responders are on-site now.”
“Any way to get someone on the horn? What did you say your name is?”
“Mahoney, Jack. Let me see if I can get someone. Hang on.”
“Thanks.”
It took a few minutes, but Detective Mahoney came back and said, “I have an EMT"s cell number. He said they"re all alive, but the wheels came off the car. It flipped a couple of times, got hit by other cars. They were lucky.”
“Jack, thanks. My name is Mel. Giv
