by Karen Kijewski

My day started off at five in the morning with a body.
A body and a phone call, but not in that order. The phone call came first. I let the answering machine pick it up.
Kat Colorado Investigations.
Damn, I'd forgotten to turn the sound down.
Leave a message after the tone.
I pulled the pillow over my head.
I'll return your call.
They don't make down pillows like they used to. I heard the tone too.