Sit down on the floor next to Elsie and stay on the phone with me.

I’m on my way.”

I drove with the phone on the passenger seat and never hung up.

About every minute he’d say Dad, and I’d say I’m here.

Fifteen minutes is a long time to spend in a car.

I pulled onto the grass next to the walk and left the engine running so the headlights would stay on the porch.

The front door was open about the width of a hand.