I was awakened by my ringing phone from a deep sleep after a weekend of swimming and partying with my daughter and grandkids. As I fumbled for the device I had just enough time to see who the caller was before the ringer timed out.
My ex-wife.
Dread washed over me as I became fully alert and dialed her back. Getting a call from your ex in the middle of the night never turns out to be good news, even when you’ve managed to have a very congenial relationship over the decades since your divorce.
Her voice was frantic.
“Kelli and the boys were hit by a tornado. She can't find Stephen.”
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