Sidelined (Part 9)

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Michael drove to the address the voice over the phone had given him--it was a diner on the outside of town. He saw two pairs of eyes stare him down from the moment he got out of the car, and he guessed that these were the people who had called him. One was a woman and one was a man. They were both older than he was but not too old. Before he could speak a word, the woman said, “We’ve been expecting you, Michael. Come with us inside. We’ll have some food, and we’ll talk.” Her voice had seemed so cold and hollow. Michael really wasn’t sure if he should trust these two, but what choice did he really have? It’s not like he had any better ideas to get his body back at this point...