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Friday, October 12th, 4 p.m. on Tracy Island (10 p.m. Thursday, October 11, in Opp, Alabama)

After an exhausting time in Memphis the day before, all Callie wanted to do was rest up in her apartment. When she passed by her telephone, she noticed she had one voice message. "I'll bet it's Mom." Pressing the button to hear the message, she knew she was right.

"Geez, they called yesterday, probably while I was heading to the rescue zone. I'd better call them back." She had to think about how to cover her tracks. "Hmm, I think...I could tell them some co-workers invited me to dinner last night. I got home too tired to call. Yeah, that'll work." She picked up the receiver and called her family.

Back in Opp, most of the family was about to turn in for the evening when they heard the phone ringing. "Who could it be at this hour?" asked Richard as he answered the vidphone. "Hello?"

"Dad? It's Callie."

Richard smiled in delight. "Callie, honey. It's good to hear from you. Guess what; we felt a pretty good quake yesterday."

"You did? Was it the same one that originated from Memphis?"

Lorraine replied, "Yeah, the same one. When it got here, though, it just knocked some utensils on the floor here at the house. Also, some tools fell to the ground at the mill, but we still haven't heard any reports of injuries or damage." She looked at the kitchen clock. "Honey, it's after 10 here. How come you're just calling us now? Why didn't you call us yesterday?"

Calmly, Callie answered, "I'm sorry, Mom. I got off work yesterday, and some co-workers wanted to take me out to dinner. By the time I came in, I was too tired. I hope you're not too upset with me."

Richard shrugged. "You didn't know we were gonna have an earthquake around here. I don't see any reason for us to be upset. We just wanted to let you know we're all fine down here."

"Okay, Dad. Hey, did you hear about International Rescue's involvement?"

Joseph spoke up. "Oh, yeah! We were watching what we could see, particularly with those strange folks dressed up the way they were."

Those wacky Tyrikalicans, Callie thought to herself with an inner chuckle. They probably had more fun just being at the rescue site. I hope they don't become a serious threat to our security. "From what I've been hearing, I think they're the members of a serious fan club."

Brian added, "I don't know of any stranger people who'd be willing to go to a dangerous area just to admire those guys in International Rescue."

"I'm not so sure. Don't we have to deal with that in college football?"

"Point taken," said Brian.

Lorraine said, "Okay, guys, I think Callie needs some rest after a hard day at work. We'll let you go, sweetie. It's probably dinner time in Honolulu."

"Yeah, it is. I'll be here cooking tonight, though. I don't like to eat out all the time."

"All right, dear. We'll talk to you later."

"Bye, Mom." After Callie placed the phone back in its cradle, she breathed a sigh of relief. "Too bad I can't tell them I was in Memphis, but that's the price for protecting IR." She then went into the kitchen to start working on dinner for herself.

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