She knew what was expected of her, and she wasn’t about to disappoint. Eporner She hit the ‘call’ button and after a few bleeps she heard her friend’s familiar New York accent say “Hello!”
Excitedly, Jilly jabbered into the phone “Eileen, you would not bee-lieeve who my last client was!”
With a stern voice, Eileen began to counter with “Jill, hon, much as I like you as a friend, you know I don’t really approve…”
“Shhhh! He spoke firmly to Jilly “We will take you home now, ma’am.” As the car drove off into his microphone he said the words “Control – Bird has flown, Bird has flown, I repeat Bird has flown.”
Nothing else was said as they drove Jilly back to her apartment, and they watched her as she walked to the door, fumbled in her handbag for the keys and let herself in.
