What Do You Think?

The narrator recounts the morning of John Dough, who awakens after a late-night party and begins preparing for work. Several interruptions—such as briefly believing he sees a woman's body in his bed, finding his car key unresponsive, and thinking he hears his mother calling out—delay his departure by nearly a minute. When a tragedy occurs nearby, John reflects on the events of the morning. A phone call from his brother in Chicago reinforces the strangeness of the day. The narrative questions whether John experienced telepathy or if everything was mere coincidence. It also raises the idea that if radio waves can transmit communication, perhaps a mother's love could do the same.