Chapter 12: María Alvarez
The next morning, Ethan was awoken by the annoying tone of his phone ringing.
This was one of the rare mornings Ethan had planned to sleep in—after all, he hadn’t gotten much rest during Sentinel’s development.
But whoever decided to call him this early clearly had other plans. He knew it wasn’t Lillian; she wouldn’t call him this early.
Ethan just lay on his bed as the phone continued ringing.
He had half a mind to let it go unanswered—after all, he was certain his twenty-year-old self had nothing urgent enough to justify interrupting the only proper sleep he’d gotten in days.
But that’s when a memory suddenly popped up, causing him to rush off the bed and to his plugged phone.
His hand trembled as he read the caller ID,
’Maria’
His fingers hovered over the answer button, hesitating just a moment before tapping it.
Click.
"...Hello?" He spoke hoping, no praying that this wasn’t some cruel dream.