Chapter Forty-Three
Lincoln stood in the library. He didn't want to make the call here. It was part of why he hadn't called last time. The week before, someone had cut the cord of one of the few pay phones left in the neighbourhood. Why someone would do that, he couldn't figure out. He picked up the handset, dialled Kali's number for the first time ever, and pulled the phone as far down the hall as he could without snapping it.
The phone rang. Two, three, four times. He was about to give up when a voice sounded in his ear. “Hello?”
“Kali, hi.”
“Hi.”
“It's Lincoln.”
“I know.”
He swallowed. Why did she sound like that? What was her problem? He kept his voice friendly. “Sorry for showing up like that the other day. I know I should have called.”
“Yeah.”
“It seemed to be a bad time. Ar
