Shattered Love

My boyfriend is a forensic doctor. I've been abducted and tied to a bomb—there's only ten minutes to detonation.

The abductors force me to call my boyfriend, but all I get is a scolding. "What the hell do you want, Michelle? What are you playing at, using your life as an excuse just because you're jealous?

"Vi's cat has already been stuck in a tree for three days. She loves it like it's her life! If you delay me from saving it, you'll be a murderer!"

I hear a coquettish voice ring out on the other end of the line. "Thank you for this, Kev. You're amazing!"