It was all from what should have been a simple phone call.
The first call went unanswered. That alone was strange. Molly exchanged a glance with Sally. Katie, or rather Kate, as she preferred to call herself now, had always answered on the first ring. By the third attempt, Sally was pacing furiously. On the fifth, the line finally connected.
It was not clear what the sisters wanted, but they, especially Sally, were grasping for anything to hold on to. They, more than anyone, understood that the loss of their status was causing a ripple effect, and they needed to curb the issue at the source, but all avenues were failing them. The last resort, in Sally's mind, was Katie, but even that was not going as they expected.
"Hello?" came the voice, curt, clipped, and laced with distance.
"What the hell is going on?!!!!" Sally barked. "You told us about that brat Ian and his mother's infidelity! Why can't you come out and say something?! ANYTHING!!!!"
