"Yes, yes, yes, Mom I'm fine. You know you can't call me when I'm at work! I'm not even supposed to have my phone on right now." I glance around furtively, my other ear straining for the sound of approaching footsteps.
My face wrinkles up, offended. "I'm not being snotty! Mom, this is my job!" Then I sigh at her next words and tell myself to give her a break; she thinks I just work at a security facility, not A.R.G.U.S.
"Okay, okay, I love you too. Bye." I end the call.
"Ahem."
I make a tiny squeak of surprise as I turn and see Hetman standing to my right. I freeze, my phone still in my hand. He's caught me.
"Christ Chastity, you know the rules." He says, his dark face disapproving under the harsh outside lights.
"Heh heh…" I guiltily smile and slip my phone back in my pocket. "Sorry, it was my Mom."
His face softens a bit. "Alright. As long as it wasn't some long distance boyfriend." His lips quirk up in a small smile as he turns to walk past me.
I sigh, leaning against the wall behind me. "No, Hetman, no boyfriend."
"Good, then I'll leave you with just a warning." He calls back to me as he marches off.
Sheesh, I was lucky it was Hetman. We're at least friendly acquaintances. However, I know he means what he says. If he catches me again, even if it's my Grandma calling with her last words, I'll get de-ranked. Reaching back into my pants again, I pull back out my phone and shut it off. That was too close. I'd hate to lose my job.
Sometimes I consider myself very lucky to be here, sometimes I don't. It has its perks, awesome island scenery, getting paid some sweet cash, and generally not having to do anything but stand around, watch video cameras and take meals to people.
But it's the hazards that make it pay so well. This is not just any prison; this is the Lian Yu, the Arrow's private prison for all the baddies he puts away. And me…well, I'm just a security guard. You know, the kind that dies on the job when one of the bad guys comes to free his friend or when the bad guys free themselves.
Mostly the facility does its job on its own. All the cells are underground and surrounded by a huge tank of half an inch of steel. But, you know how it is with villains, they find a way.
I check my watch and then look up at the sky. The faintest bit of lightness is just starting to show on the horizon. Time to go.