The Last Man Standing

He was the last one left, though he did not know it. Everyone else had heard their insidious message and suffered as a consequence, but he had avoided their attacks by staying off the grid. For years he lived in remote areas, always staying one step ahead, but they chased him down relentlessly until they caught up with him one night. He was asleep when his phone woke him. In the darkness he grabbed the receiver, thinking it would be a friend.

“Hello?”

A strange woman’s voice answered. “Did you have an accident at work that was not your fault?”