The call would come between two and four. She had the afternoon off. She made a proper lunch and ate it slowly. The garden needed weeding; she did an hour of it and got dirt under her nails and didn't mind. Back inside she washed her hands and made tea. At quarter to two she sat by the window because that's where the light was best, not because she was waiting. Whatever it turned out to be, she'd deal with it. When the phone rang at three-ten she let it ring twice before picking up.
