ଭାଗିଦାରୀ ଧ୍ୱନି

“Dad!” he shouted again, louder this time. Only the wind answered. He tried to remember when he had last seen him. Just a minute ago… wasn’t it? They had been walking, talking about getting back before dark. Tom had stepped off the path for a second—just a second—to look at something in the bush. And now…