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Weekly Contest #103
It was early January, the day after my seventieth birthday in fact, when the call came. Robby announced himself on the other end of the phone and I struggled to remember who he was. He must have heard the uncertainty in my voice and said,“You know, it’s me, Robby - Gordon’s friend, from Brisbane.”“Yes, of course. How are you?” I replied, trying to sound convincing.“I’m afraid I have some bad news; Gordon passed away this morning.” Silence.Gordon, a mutual friend, had recently suffered a stroke and had been hospitalised for several weeks. He’...
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