Page 26 of Fight or Flight

Bigfan216: I’m gonna chill with a book! TTYL!

She clicked out of the page and went to her alter-ego email account. There was an email from Karrie waiting.

From: klc#[email protected]

To: [email protected]

Darby,

Are you able to use your dad’s phone? Please call me. It’s a matter of life and death.

Karrie

To: klc#[email protected]

From: [email protected]

I don’t believe you.

Darby

Katherine decided Karrie was a little drama queen. Life and death? She seriously doubted it. If this were a life-and-death situation, wouldn’t she call, email, or text someone she actually knew? A person close by that could help her. She should take Doc’s advice. Karrie was most likely a little on the kooky side, looking for attention. Her email pinged.

To: [email protected]

From: klc#[email protected]

Darby,

Please, believe me. Just call.

Karrie

Should she call this girl just to put the matter to rest? Nothing Karrie said made sense, though she could ask if Tracie was her mother and Audrey her grandmother. She didn’t see any harm in that. Hurrying downstairs, Katherine found the disposable cell phone, then went back upstairs.

Both dogs were sound asleep at the foot of the bed. She used her moderator handle to log onto the fan page and skimmed through their chats, searching for Karrie’s number. She typed out the number in her Notes app on her cell phone, then clicked out of Friendlink.

Before she called Karrie, she would send Gayle an email. Better yet, she’d text her, knowing Gayle always had her cell phone with her. Quickly explaining the situation in as few words as possible, she sent the text. Katherine saw the gray dots, indicating Gayle was writing back to her.

Nothing out of the ordinary here, was her response. Katherine was relieved these emails were narrowed down now to just Karrie. She knew there were ways to track an internet provider’s address and locate the server, but she didn’t have that skill. She fired off another email.

To: klc#[email protected]

From: [email protected]

Karrie,

If you’re in danger, can’t you dial 911???

Darby

She would wait and see if Karrie answered, then decide if she should call her. A few minutes later, her email pinged again.

To: [email protected]

From: klc#[email protected]

Darby,

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