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Overheard by a public phone...
[hope]
"Hi, Mrs. McLane, it's Brian. I was wondering if Lexi was there."
[confusion]
"No, she didn't tell me...a government job? Are you sure?"
[concern]
"But that doesn't sound like Lexi at all. Unless it's NASA, or-"
[surprise]
"What do you mean, you're not sure of the address?"
[frustration]
"Well, do you have her new number? Her old one's been disconnected, and..."
[exasperation]
"No, we didn't have a fight. I just don't know why she didn't tell me where she was going."
[worry]
"Yeah, I guess so...if you could tell her I called, the next time you talk to her, I would really appreciate it. Thanks a lot. 'Bye."
[determination]
He hung up the phone. "Something is very wrong here," he declared...but even so, he wasn't quite sure who to tell.