Her BlackBerry started ringing as soon as she left the block, and she steered the car with one hand and dug in her purse with the other, finding the device by its smooth feel. She pulled it out, and the screen showed the same unknown number as before, so she answered the call."Ellen, where are you?" It was Sarah Liu, sounding panicky. "I've been calling you. You missed the projects meeting. Marcelo asked about the think piece.""Damn." The Thursday projects meeting. She'd completely forgotten about it, preoccupied with finding Amy."Where are you?""I wasn't feeling well this morning." Ellen was fast becoming an accomplished liar. "Was Marcelo pissed?""What do you think? When are you coming in?""I'm not sure, why?" Ellen checked the dashboard clock, 10:37."We should meet about the think piece. I want to see your draft."Ellen tensed. The week had flown. She hadn't even transcribed her notes from Laticia Williams. "We don't need to meet and my draft isn't ready.""When will it be? Our deadline's tomorrow.""Sarah, we're grown-ups.
