the fork in the road page 15

 the fork in the road page 15 by ric gustafson

Alvin was writing in a large notepad. Kids were splashing in a nearby pool. Frank Lyon walked up. " Morning Alvin".

" Morning Frank".

He sits down next to Alvin. " How is the revision coming?".

" Ok". His cell phone rings. Alvin looks at it. " Excuse me Frank, my wife is calling". He gets up and begins to walk away. " Hello". Worry begins to cloud his face. " Eleanor, slow down". His voice hesitates. " What happened?". He listened intently. " Did he hurt you?". " Ok, don't worry". He began to walk back to Frank. " I'll call you back in a little while".

He sits down next to Frank. " I can't believe this is happening".

Frank gave him a strange grin. " What happened Alvin?".

" My wife was trying to get some money from an ATM". His scared voice hesitated. " Somebody came up behind her with a gun".

" What happened?".

" At gunpoint, she was forced to give him all the money we had in our checking account".

Frank gave him another strange grin. " I'm sorry to hear that Alvin".

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