A heart can beat. It can beat a little faster, or at a
smooth steady rate. It can stop altogether. What it cannot do is sink, or leap
into your mouth. So why does it feel as if it misses a beat when the telephone rings
at an unexpected hour?
In the time it takes to stumble downstairs a thousand
thoughts carousel around the brain, running through every family member,
starting with aging parents and a husband on the road.
Floodgates open on hearing an automated voice, but grateful
relief is rapidly replaced by the milder worry of unexpected activity on a bank
account.
All is fine.
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