**** A few months later ****
~~ Ring ring ring ~~
As the sudden , jarring sound erupted from Gabriel's phone , it shattered his concentration and forced him to divert his attention away from the crucial documents he was engrossed in that night . Startled , his eyes reluctantly left the gripping text on the page , and he turned his gaze towards the source of the disturbance . The interruption had interrupted his train of thought and derailed the momentum he had built up while reading . Reluctantly , he put the papers down , his mind still lingering on the information he had yet to fully absorb . With a sigh , Gabriel realized that he would have to resume his reading later , once the overwhelming noise had subsided .
After several attempts , the persistent ringing of the phone finally c
