i dialed a familiar number and put it close . "Trista here, Cora."

"Great! Finally, you called. For the past several days, what have you been up to? No news at all!" On the phone, there was a lot of jeering and blaming.

"I've come to bring you some news."

"Humph! A domestic phone number, yet you didn't inform me of your return! My life in the United States was left in your hands. What a heartless person you are, Trista!"

"I've recently returned from a business trip. Getting down to business: Have you heard of Donald?"

Someone answered the phone after a brief pause and then stated, "Donald, are...