Chapter 214: Cindy gets a call.

Cindy awoke with a slight start, momentarily disoriented by the mid-afternoon sunlight filtering through the bedroom curtains. She blinked slowly, trying to shake off the lingering tendrils of her nap as she reached blindly for her phone on the nightstand. The bright screen displayed a missed call notification from an unknown number. Frowning slightly, she tapped the voicemail icon and lifted the device to her ear as the message played back. "Ms. Benson, this is Detective Carr with the Metropolitan Police Department," an authoritative male voice stated. "I regret to disturb you, but we have a rather delicate situation regarding your stepfather, Sam Benson. He has recently regained consciousness from his coma." Cindy felt herself stiffen at the words, instantly more awake. Her relationship with Sam had been strained for years after the bitter divorce from her mother, but she never wished true harm upon him. "Mr. Benson has made some...very serious allegations against your stepmothe