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Hi listeners, I'm Jamie Lake and I have a story I want to tell you.

A story about a message left behind before it's too late.

So gather round and listen close.

Hi, you've reached the home of Vincent and Catherine McGregor.

Please leave a voicemail and we'll get back to you as soon as possible.

Hi mom, hi dad. It's me.

I know it's been a while. I just, I wanted to call you and say that you were right.

You were right about everything. About Jason and moving to Montana and, well,

everything. I'm calling from a payphone at a gas station right now,

which is probably why you don't recognize the number and didn't pick up.

Or maybe because it's the middle of the night.

I'm somewhere in Wyoming. I think I'm not really sure.

I guess it doesn't help that I'm so directionally challenged.

This is the only building I've seen for miles and it's abandoned.

Just my luck, right? Maybe the police will be able to trace where this call came from later.

I wish I knew where I am. Look, they're, they're going to find me soon.

I've been running for two days and I'm, I'm so tired.

My head hurts, my feet hurt and I haven't slept. I don't, I don't think I'm going to make it out of this.

And mom, I know what you're going to say. Yes, I've tried calling the police.

That's the first thing I did when I got to this phone.

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