I got the call in the middle of the week, when I came wheezing home from my uphill late-afternoon run. I didn\u2019t recognize the voice on my computer\u2019s answer-phone at first, although I thought it sounded like my best friend, Denise. There was no video feed, only the recording, and the words were so improbable they only confused me more. | Copyright 2000 by Tananarive Due. Originally published in DARK MATTER, edited by Sheree R. Thomas. Reprinted by permission of the author. Narrated by Emily Rankin.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices