Let’s just say that you know Clifford Sonji, owner of a successful mechanical contracting firm in Rugby, North Dakota. But, it’s worth mentioning, the details of this tragic story have been changed to protect the innocent.
Recently, Sonji and his family returned from a long weekend at the cabin. Reception in the woods is bad, so he decided to leave his cellphone on his desk just this once. On Monday morning, feeling rested, he arrived at the shop half an hour before the office staff and techs. A light blinked from his desktop, indicating a message on the main phone line. He pressed the button and listened to the message as he sank into the chair with constricting heart pain.