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Thursday, October 18, 11:30am, Tracy Island -- Mail call

Cherie stepped through the sick room door. "Hey, Dom! There's mail for you."

Dom looked up from cleaning the exam table. "For me? Thanks Cherie." He took the letter and looked at the return address. It's from someone named Dave Kandagaye in Kansas. I don't think I know anyone with that name. He sat down in the exam room chair and opened the letter.


Thursday, October 11, 2068

Hi Dom.

I'm not sure how well you remember me; we only met a couple of times during training and on a few Lifeflight missions. I'm the Captain of Kansas Region II EMS team, not too far from your old stomping grounds. I heard you took a job in the private sector and wanted to see how it was going for you. I'm looking for a few more people and wondered if you wanted to return to the public sector.

You missed the big excitement. International Rescue was called in during the tornadoes two months ago. One of the twisters hit their mobile hospital and injured their CMO. I was on the team that responded to the site and helped get her out. I hope she's doing ok; she lost a lot of blood. Both the nurses were hurt too. I understand they went home the next day. I hope they're all ok now.

As you can imagine, the press was all over the place for a while. I don't know how many reporters I had to dodge. I hid for almost a week. Things have settled down now, but I expect we'll get more requests for interviews on the anniversary next year.

Do you remember Lisa Simmons? She went through a divorce 2 years ago. She gave custody of the kids to her husband. Well he got transferred to New York and took the kids.

She was telling me about a strange interview she had a week after the tornadoes. Two men, claiming to be World Government agents, took her to dinner. They thought International Rescue might contact her and offer her a job based on her work at the accident site. Apparently they've been researching the type of people IR might want -- young, single, with no dependents. That leaves you and me out of the running!!

Anyway, the WG agents (she did check their ID) said they didn't want her to spy on IR. Just tell them who contacted her, how and when. They implied they could arrange for her to get custody of her kids if she did! She told me she wasn't sure how she felt -- angry or afraid. I told her I'd probably feel both at once and wind up taking a swing at the two guys. That finally made her laugh. But she said she hopes IR doesn't contact her -- she doesn't want to have to choose.

As exciting as it would be to work for International Rescue, I'd never be able to do it. Not with three kids and a wife! Who would babysit?

Anyway, I hope you are doing well and enjoy your new job. It doesn't sound too exciting but if it lets you have more time with Joshua, I think it's great. My kids are in grade school now and I miss them running around the house. But it's amazing how much better I sleep and how much work I can get done. Anita did a happy dance the day our youngest started preschool.

Let me know sometime you're in the area and we can get together for a beer.

Dave Kandagaye

Dom blinked and reread the letter. I vaguely remember Dave. I don't think we were ever actually introduced. I didn't notice him at the crash site, but I wasn't noticing much of anything. But apparently he recognized me.

Dianne looked in from the next room. "Dom? I could use some help with the supplies."

Dom looked up at her, distractedly. "I'm sorry, Dr. Tracy. But I think I need to talk to your husband, right now." He stood up suddenly and strode quickly out the door.

Dianne looked after him. What was that all about? I hope his ex-wife isn't causing problems again.

Posted by Susanmartha on March 31, 2008

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[Updated on: Mon, 23 July 2012 21:13]

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