2022 08 18 VoiceMail. A desperate attempt to reach an unreachable friend.

Charity: Oh, Mike, I'm talking to Marlene, and I'm

trying to put you on so we could have

a conference call so at least you can

hear from her.~

And Adrien's not there yet.~

Anyways, you missed it.~

{Blank}

Okay, sis. I put him on because I don't

know how to get rid of him now. But

tell me more about what's going on with

you.¶~

Marlene: I, uh –

Oh, shit. [Sighs in exasperation]¶~

Charity: Yep. Tell me about it. [Laughs]¶Marlene: [indistinct]

Charity, I hurt so bad,

it's not even funny.~

I mean, it really hurts a lot.~

I'm hurting everywhere – and –¶~

Charity: Mmm.¶~

Ah, Sis.~

Tell me something.~

Are you drinking any of that Apek water

that Hope sent you?¶~

Marlene: No, I'm not.¶~

Charity: Well, you freaking need that.¶~

Your tush is really hurting, isn't it?¶~

Marlene: Yeah. [Charity apparently mishears this as no.]¶~

Charity: No? That's good.¶~

Really, [? I mean ?]~

very, very much.¶Charity: Mm-hmm.¶~

All right, Marlene, let me call Tammy and see

if we can pray with you, you

know? Would you like that?¶Charity: Yeah.¶~

Charity: Okay. Let me call Tammy.¶~

Okay. Just a minute. I'm calling her right

now.~

Because I talked to her last night.

Then she was asking me how you was.

I'm calling right now.¶

Marlene: Okay. Adrien's calling now.¶

Okay.

I said Adrien's calling me right now.

Okay.

There she is, Marlene.¶

Hi, Marlene? How are you doing today?¶Marlene: Oh – not very well.¶

Tammy: Ah.

Well, Charity's coming to see us soon.

That will be a blessing, won't it?