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When I saw\u00a0Danny\u2019s<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0name on the screen, my heart lurched. My grandson never called at this hour. Never.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cGrandma?\u201d His voice was barely a whisper, trembling like a candle flame in the wind.<\/p>\n

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\u201cDanny, sweetheart, what\u2019s wrong?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cGrandma, please. You have to listen to me.\u201d There was something in his tone that made my blood run cold. Fear mixed with a terrible urgency. \u201cDon\u2019t wear your red coat today. Please.\u201d<\/p>\n

I glanced at the coat rack where my cherry-red winter coat hung. I\u2019d bought it three years ago, a splurge I justified because it made me visible on the dark rural roads. Safe.<\/p>\n

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When I saw\u00a0Danny\u2019s\u00a0name on the screen, my heart lurched. My grandson never called at this hour. Never. \u201cGrandma?\u201d His voice was barely a whisper, trembling like a candle flame in the wind. \u201cDanny, sweetheart, what\u2019s wrong?\u201d \u201cGrandma, please. You have to listen to me.\u201d There was something in his tone that made my blood run…<\/p>\n

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