Voice Mail [the rest is silence]

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Summary: Sam feels alone in their old room at Bobby's and he hasn't checked his messages in over a week.
Category: Characterization. Oneshot. Angst.
Timeline: Coda to No Rest for the Wicked (3.16).
Characters: Sam 
Wordcount: 223
Rating: PG

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 {Check unheard messages. Press one.}
[beep]
{First message. May fifth, five eleven p m. Twenty eight seconds.}
Hey Sam. This is Ellen. Bobby called and told me what happened. I'm so sorry, sweetie. I... [scratching noises and a deep breath] Sam... Pontiac, Illinois, is 260 miles north of New Harmony, Indiana, and it's -- Bobby said there's nothing there, but I don't believe that for a second... [extended quiet] Jo's in Reno now in case you ever need a place to stay. We're here. [line crackle] Okay. [click]
{To replay this message, press-}
[beep]
{Message deleted. Next message. May first, three fourteen a m. Seven seconds.}
Hey, it's me. Bring back some chow, would ya? I'm tankin' fast without you yammerin' in my ear keepin' me awake. [click]
{To replay this message, press four. To delete this-}
[beep]
Hey, it's me. Bring back some chow, would ya? I'm tankin' fast without you yammerin' in my ear keepin' me awake. [click]
{To replay this message-}
[beep]
Hey, it's me. Bring back some chow, would ya? I'm tankin' fast without you yammerin' in my ear keepin' me awake. [click]
{To-}
[beep]
Hey, it's me. Bring back some chow, would ya? I'm tankin' fast without you yammerin' in my ear keepin' me awake. [click]
{To replay this-}
[beep]
{Message will be saved for fourteen days.}