C85 Drastic Measures

He snaps his fingers in front of her face while calling, “Cindy…Kiddo…you there?”

Cindy’s momentarily startled from being jostled from her trance-like state, and jumps back; then, realizes it’s only her uncle. “I’m sorry, Uncle Mike; were you here long?”

“Not that long. So what’s up, Kiddo; what’s on your mind?”

She answers very unconvincingly, “Nothing much, Uncle Mike