He woke at eight o’clock, the time he normally left for work. In a panic, he slid out of bed to the floor and crawled around, looking for his pants. He found his mobile phone in one of the pockets and immediately called in sick. It was easier to do that than bust a gut trying to get to the office on time. Besides, he never took sick days. He was known for it. With the pressure off, he dragged himself back into bed and snoozed for another half an hour.
Once he was fully awake, and with his mobile phone still in hand, he called Linda.
“Are you free?” he asked.
“Gee, I hate people. I drove all the way to uni to find my bloody lecture got cancelled. Would have been nice if they’d called to tell us.” She sighed. “Anyway, how are you? How’s that man? The one that’s been following you?”
“That
