She grabbed a pay-as-you-go phone and a time card, and set it up before she drove away. Not that it was a real help, since it didn’t have her phone numbers in it, and no one knew its number. She charged it in her car as she drove home. It wasn’t much use, but it was something to call her phone company from—and her parents, who paid the bill on their family plan—to replace her real phone. When she got home and her phone was finally usable she called Isaac—one of the few numbers she knew by heart. And he actually answered. “Jane!” A smile spread across Jane’s face that started in her heart. His voice was a breath of fresh air. “Where have you been?” “In the mountains. Very sketchy reception. You, my friend, would love it.” Jane exhaled slowly. His voice sounded so happy and confident. A gray shadow lifted from her picture of the future. Isaac was totally going to want to be a missionary after this. “I’ve had a horrible week. Tell me something to take my mind off of it.”
