The Girl Who Cried Wolf Too Many Times

There was complete silence from the other end of the line. ‘Isabel?’ Kira asked after two minutes had passed. Isabel sighed audibly. ‘Are you at a bar right now? I can hear music in the background.’ ‘Mm-hmm.’ ‘So you’re drunk.’ ‘I’ve had a glass or two,’ Kira admitted. Isabel sighed again. ‘Maybe it’s another look-alike.’ She had gotten used to hearing this from Kira. During the few drinking sessions they shared over the years, Kira would get plastered and then claim she’d just seen Austyn on the street. But her claims never panned out. Kira wasn’t surprised by Isabel’s reaction. Like the kid who cried wolf too many times, she had lost all credibility with her friends when it came to this matter about Austyn. In fact, Kira would not have believed it herself if she hadn’t seen him with her own eyes. ‘It’s true, Isabel. I saw him.’ Kira had seen him, touched him, and felt the warmth of his hands. But then she was pushed away, and he went to hug another woman. ‘He lost his memory,’ Kira c