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Several hours later, for example, Isaac sat at his computer desk in front of a blank screen and waited patiently for his phone to ring. For several minutes, however, it didn't do so at all and he began wondering whether or not she might be too busy with other matters to answer her phone. This feeling, however, proved false as soon as the telephone suddenly began ringing a short time afterwards:

"Hello?" Sophia asked nervously after answering the call, sounding like she'd been crying slightly due to the tears streaming down her face. She sounded nervous, Isaac noted with growing excitement, but determined nonetheless. He couldn't tell whether or not she wanted to kill him but felt sure that this was a step forward nevertheless. "Where are you calling from?"

"My office," Isaac replied truthfully before asking, "Are you there?"

Sophia paused for a moment before replying in a small voice:

"Yes."