[ yet again, its a stormy night in mandela county, showing no signs of stopping until MAYBE afternoon. mark was sleeping peacefully in his bed, finding the quiet and the sound of raindrops hitting the walls of the house quite calming. well, until all those sounds were pierced by the ringing of his telephone.

he jolts awake and stares at the landline for a solid 10 seconds. after hesitation, he picks up. ]

“ uh… hello? “