11:11

11:03

My body ached and groaned, joints on fire and eyes scarlet with veins surrounding the hazel pupils.

From behind the closed door, a ringing began in the hallway.

A call.

I begrudgingly dragged myself from my bed into the hallway. I didn't care who it was.

But as I read the first word on the machine, a smile formed on my face before slowly being taken away by the second.

"Riley (Client)"

I grasped the device and flung it across the room. Glass and plastic covered the floor after the booming impact.

"Riley..."

Where did you go?

I thought...

...

...Why was I so stupid?