“Mom, I just got a message from the Gray’s,” said Anna as she quickly wrote down a note on her legal pad.
“Good, I called them before we left home to ask them to come to Berlin in case we need another alternate.”
“Yes, but the message is that they can’t make it. There’s been an Ebola outbreak in Africa and they can’t get their exit visas approved,” Anna turned to face her mother.
“But, Mom, that’s not the important thing. They tried to get hold of you today and couldn’t get through to your phone. They got us on the hotel phone. I don’t understand why you’re not…just a minute.” Anna picked up her cell and dialed Ruby’s number. She watched her mother and the cell phone in her mother’s right hand intently.
Nothing happened.
“I’m not getting anything, not even a message prompt. Something
