A ringing tone.
They were only chatting. Quite freely. Nothing serious, just about the day. But then there was this ringing tone coming from a locker in the lab.
Bozer looked at Mac, surprise in his eyes. Obviously he didn't know what this was all about – as did Mac.
"It seems to me there is an incoming phone call", Sparky said.
This was the signal they both needed to react again. Mac and Bozer stood up from their chairs and walked over to the locker. The tone sounded dull behind the metallic doors. A little turn of the key and the doors swung open. Inside they found a black smartphone, ringing.
Unknown Caller.
Mac locked eyes with Bozer – what to do?
Mac reached for the phone, it was still ringing. It laid heavy in his hand – way to heavy for such a small item. And there was a reason for it.
"Wow, what the hell, man?!", Bozer commented, "You gonna answer that?!"
Mac swallowed hard. What should he do?
Sweat was forming on his forehead as he swiped the green bottom to the side to accept the call. Next to him Bozer sucked in air in a hard way, even producing a sound. Mac swallowed hard. Maybe too hard, the sound of his larynx fighting away the salvia was so prominent that the unknown caller must have heard it.
A last deep breath, then his lips formed a word – quite simple, but it was serving its purpose. Mac was surprised he found the strong voice to give it a grim undertone.
" – hello?"
He was met with silence. Then a male voice began to talk.
"I have a job for you."