photo by J. Hardy Carroll
Several times a day the old phone in the back corridor of the shopping mall rang, exactly 10 times. There were offices along the hallway; the back entrances to several shops, public restrooms, and an elevator. Once I saw someone crouched on the floor next to the booth, listening intently, the receiver pressed tightly to their ear. I laughed it off at the time as crazy. But I never stopped wondering about that old phone.
Then one day it rang and I raced over and lifted it to my ear.
“Hello?”
“Hi Kat!”
“Grandma?!” Grandma had died a year ago.
~kat
100 Words for Rochelle Wisoff-Fields Friday Fictioneers based on the photo above by J. Hardy Carroll.
like mercury colliding... 
July 28th, 2017 at 1:47 am
Nice! And spooky. I love spooky. Great take on the prompt.
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July 28th, 2017 at 5:53 am
Thanks Natasha. 😊
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July 28th, 2017 at 4:04 am
A direct line to the afterlife, that would be a nice thing to have!
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July 28th, 2017 at 5:52 am
I agree! ❤️
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July 28th, 2017 at 4:41 am
How lovely!
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July 28th, 2017 at 5:51 am
Thanks Di. Wouldn’t it be nice if something like this were real? ❤️
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July 28th, 2017 at 6:14 am
I’d be on the phone all the time to my Dad, but then I guess the idea is that your loved one calls you!
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July 28th, 2017 at 6:21 am
Yep…❤️
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July 28th, 2017 at 5:08 am
I have had dreams like this, Kat. They were so real to me and so was this. Thanks. 🙂
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July 28th, 2017 at 5:49 am
You are most welcome. Though not by an old payphone, I do think our loved ones let us know they are still with us in other miraculous ways. Thanks for your comment. ❤️
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July 28th, 2017 at 5:51 am
A hotline to heaven – or the other place! Delightfully different.
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July 28th, 2017 at 5:58 am
Thanks Keith! Loved your story! 😀
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July 28th, 2017 at 6:36 am
Dear Kat ,
No matter how much you loved them, there are some voices you’d rather not hear on the other end of the phone. Spooky. Nicely done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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July 28th, 2017 at 6:55 am
That is very true…in the afterlife as in life sometimes it is best to walk away from the conversation. Thank you Rochelle …peace ❤️ ~kat
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July 28th, 2017 at 11:36 am
Spooky
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July 28th, 2017 at 10:01 pm
I wonder if I would answer a ringing phone…admit I’d hesitate! 😳
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July 29th, 2017 at 1:57 am
Me too
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July 29th, 2017 at 7:01 am
I know…right?!
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July 28th, 2017 at 1:41 pm
Aye! The new Ring series. 😉
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July 28th, 2017 at 10:00 pm
Hadn’t thought of that! Oh my!!! 😳
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July 28th, 2017 at 4:12 pm
Beautiful tale Kat.
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July 28th, 2017 at 8:06 pm
Thanks Peter 😊
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July 29th, 2017 at 4:32 am
Here’s Granny!
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July 29th, 2017 at 6:59 am
Yep! That’s creepy! 😀
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July 29th, 2017 at 12:10 pm
Wow, that was great!!! And a complete surprise.
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July 29th, 2017 at 1:41 pm
Thank you Karuna!
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July 29th, 2017 at 3:01 pm
Very clever. The phone from the “other side.”
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July 29th, 2017 at 6:09 pm
Thanks Gran…wouldn’t it be interesting! 😉
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July 29th, 2017 at 8:52 pm
Oh wow! Great take. Hearing her voice would be so wonderful!
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July 29th, 2017 at 10:10 pm
It would for me too. I would have so many questions now that I’m older. Thanks Mandi. 😊
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July 31st, 2017 at 7:04 am
I would not have the courage to answer another phone call in my life. 🙂Great story , Kat.
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July 31st, 2017 at 10:32 am
I’m with you! Thanks Moon!
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July 31st, 2017 at 11:54 pm
Interesting take on the prompt 🙂
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August 1st, 2017 at 11:23 am
Such fun! I wish there was a phone like that.
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August 1st, 2017 at 4:05 pm
Me too Dawn. There are a few people I’d l
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August 1st, 2017 at 4:06 pm
Accidentally hit send….there are a few people I’d love to chat with!
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