Oct 9. 1130pm my phone rings. My friend Steph wanting to talk. She was in Italy at her newly purchased villa. Her aunt was also there. Its 8 hrs ahead so they are getting ready for breakfast as Im headed to bed.
We talked a lot.
15 minutes after we ended our chat, she went for a morning walk on the rocks on her private beach when she broke her ankle, fell and suffered a basal skull fracture.
The next time I talked to her, her aunt was holding her cell phone to Stephanie’s ear as Steph was dying in a Florence Hospital .
When a friend calls, answer it. Call a friend. It’s pretty simple.
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