I kept looking at the telephone until I couldn’t stand it any longer. I picked up the receiver and dialed Dad’s number over in Bakersfield. I even remembered to dial I first because it was long distance. “You promised to phone me this week but you didn’t,” I said, feeling I had to talk to him.

　　“Take it easy, kid,” he said. “I just didn’t get around to it. I was going to call this evening. The week isn’t over yet.”

　　I thought about that.

　　“Something on your mind?” he asked.

　　“I hoped you would call, so I waited and waited.” Then I was sorry I said it.

　　“There was heavy snow in the morning,” he said, “I had to chain up on highway 80 and lost time.”

　　I know putting chains on eight big wheels in the snow is no fun. I felt a little better, as long as we were talking. “How is Bandit?” I asked.

　　There was a funny silence. For a minute I thought the line was dead. Then I knew something must have happened to my dog.

　　“Well, kid?”, he began. “My name is Leigh!” I almost yelled. “I’m not just some kid you met on the street!”

　　“Keep your shirt on, Leigh,” he said. “When I had to stop along with some other truckers to put on chains, I left Bandit out of the cab, I thought he would get back … I have sent out a call to CB radio, but I didn’t get an answer yet.” I was about to say I understood when there came the bad part, the really bad part. I heard a boy’s voice say, “Hey, Bill, Mom wants to know when we’re going out to get the pizza?”

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