Huh, what?" She bolted straight up in bed, nearly smacking her head on the overhead lamp. The phone rang again, startling her. "Get a grip, Laryssa. You brought the phone in last night." She reached out and grabbed the phone off the night stand.

"Hello?"

"Laryssa, where are you?" a voice shrilled in her ear.

"What? Oh, Melissa?" She shook her head to clear away the cobwebs, as she let her legs dangle over the side of the bed.

"Of course it's me. Have you looked at the time?" Meli...