The phone vibrated on the bedside table before it let out a loud and urgent blaring horn sound that made Lisa sit up with fright. It took her a moment to understand what the awful noise was and when she found the source of it, she was very nearly tempted to throw it across the room to make it shut up. The name and face flashing on the display staid her hand and with a frustrated huff, she swiped the screen to answer it.

“Do you have any idea what time it is?” she growled into the phone.

“Why yes,” the pleasant voice said on the other end, “it’s after...