Caller Unknown

Caller Unknown

Author: Gillian McAllister Listening Length: 11h 8m
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A road trip across America with her teenage daughter was meant to be much-needed bonding time for Simone before Lucy leaves home for university. But on the first night of their stay, in a cabin deep in the Texan desert, Simone wakes to find Lucy missing and a mobile phone in her place. The phone rings and the voice on ...

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They’re two hours from the airport when Lucy falls asleep, startling occasionally as she slides into dreams. She begins to mutter, just slightly, at one point. Saying, ‘I will take you,’ perhaps reliving the kidnapping. Simone isn’t sure.

It’s probably the first time Lucy has closed her eyes since she was taken, and something in Simone relaxes suddenly and satisfyingly like snapped elastic as her daughter’s breathing eventually steadies and the muttering stops.

She lets out an exhale herself, her shoulders dropping, jaw unclenching, the tight ball of wool in her stomach tugged and unravelled.

They’re far from danger, they’re far from free, and yet: they’re alive.