297 - From the ashes: Out. Now!

Cynthia put the bottle of liquor back onto the counter. She turned her phone over to look at the screen, and saw Michael's name on it. She shifted her focus from the bottle of liquor, taking her hand off it, and picked up the call, her voice cool, unenthusiastic:

"Hello?"

"Cynthia, there is trouble. Turn on your TV."

Unlike usual, Michael Green's voice was brisk, a little agitated, with none of the usual approach of finding things to say just to speak with the blonde.

The latter frowned, but only slightly. Still, she asked nothing, and did as she had been told. She went to the living room and turned on the TV, another companion of hers in the recent lonely period. She followed Michael's instructions and soon found out what he wanted her to see.