To Abby, Gramps said, "Honey, see how Skip and Cathy are doing, would you?"

     "I've been thinking about them, too." She looked at her phone. "Uh-oh."

     "What?"

     "I'm not getting a signal." 

     "That's what I figured." Gramps got out his own communicator, one far advanced to Abby's.

     He called Cathy and Skip himself.  

     "You're late," was the first thing Cathy said when she appeared on her end of the line.

     "It's started." 

     "You are kidding me."

​     "Cathy."

     "How's Alison?"

     "She's fine. She's here with me now." 

​     "Can I talk to her?"

     "Cathy."

​     "Okay. Okay."

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