"Winston, dear, do you know a Katherine Spengler?" The black man looked up
from his breakfast and at his aunt.
"That's Egon's mom, Aunt Hattie," Winston replied. "Why is she calling here?"
"I'm not sure. She sounds a bit upset. You can use the phone in the kitchen." Zeddemore quickly got up from his seat and hurried into the kitchen. He picked up the phone laying on counter.
"Hello?" Winston said. "Slow down, Mrs. Spengler."
"They aren't here, Winston," the woman told him over the phone. "They haven't called or anything. Do you know where they are?"
"No, ma'am," Winston answered. "I haven't seen them since yesterday morning. I thought they would have been there by now."
"They aren't here," Mrs. Spengler repeated. "Nobody's called."
"Have you talked to Ray or Janine?" The Ghostbuster inquired. "They may know more than I do."
"I've called them. They haven't heard anything either. Raymond said he was unable to reach Dani last night when he called her cell phone."
"Well, don't panic. They probably got lost and haven't been able to find a phone."
"Winston, do you believe that?" Mrs. Spengler asked.
"I'm just trying to consider all the options, Mrs. Spengler," Winston told her. "Don't worry though. I'm sure they'll show up. Give them a few more hours. I bet Peter's driven them to some little town because they have the best pancakes or something. Don't worry. If I find something out I'll call you."
"Thank you, Winston," Mrs. Spengler said. "Tell your family Merry Christmas for me."
"I will. Merry Christmas, Mrs. Spengler. Bye." Winston hung up the phone and furrowed his brow. Peter, Egon, and Dani should have been at Mrs. Spengler's already. The trip was normally a seven to eight hour drive and during a snow storm it would take a few hours longer. They had only taken a hour detour by dropping Ray and his aunt off at Sam's. Where were they? If Mrs. Spengler had called Ray and Janine than those two could possibly be calling at any minute seeing if Winston knew anything. Just as the man predicted the phone rang. "I got it!" Zeddemore picked up the phone. "Hello?"
"Winston, did Mrs. Spengler call you?" It was Janine on the other end. She sounded a bit uneasy and she had every right to be. Three of the people she cared quite a bit about were somewhere in the snow between New York and Cleveland and hadn't talked to anyone since five the morning before.
"Yeah, I just got off the phone with her," Winston answered. "I figured you might call."
"What do you think happened?" Janine asked.
"I don't know," the man responded. "It won't do any good if we panic though."
"I'm not panicking," the secretary informed him. "I'm just being worried. We haven't heard from them and they aren't at Mrs. Spengler's."
"I'm sure they're about to pull in," Winston replied. He heard a beeping noise on the phone. "Hold on, Janine. There's a call on the other line." The Ghostbuster pulled the phone away from his ear and pushed the transfer button than put it back up to his ear. "Hello?"
"Winston, I tried calling her again and there's still no answer," Ray said quickly. "She said she would call last night and I called, but she didn't answer. I got that stupid message."
"Hold up, man," Winston said. "Janine's on the other line."
"She thinks something happened," Dr. Stantz told him.
"Don't you mean you think something's happened?"
"Maybe," Ray replied. "I'm just worried, Winston."
"We don't know if anything's happened, man. It's pure speculation. Let's give them a few more hours."
"Okay."
"I'll talk to you later, Ray. Janine's still on the other line."
"Alright, bye." Winston switched back over.
"Janine, you still there?"
"Yeah," the red-head answered. "Did you talk to Ray?"
"That was him. He's worried. I told him we'll wait a little longer before we do anything. I bet they just got a little turned around. Peter probably decided to take a scenic route and their trying to find their way back to the main road."
"Sounds like Peter," Janine responded. "It's just weird they haven't called."
"Yeah, that I have to agree with. Dani would be on the phone calling Ray and telling him she loves him so much and they'd end up spending about two hours on the phone. You know how they are."
"Egon would call just to say he's fine and they'll be there shortly. He's really not much into long phone calls."
"Doesn't mean he doesn't care."
"I know." Winston heard the woman sigh. "I guess we ought to get off the phone. My family's getting kinda annoyed with me. The kids want to open their presents."
"Alright, Janine. I'll talk to you later."
"Bye, Winston. Merry Christmas."
"Merry Christmas, Janine. Bye." The two people hung up their phones and went back to join their families for Christmas hoping that their friends were alright.
"That's Egon's mom, Aunt Hattie," Winston replied. "Why is she calling here?"
"I'm not sure. She sounds a bit upset. You can use the phone in the kitchen." Zeddemore quickly got up from his seat and hurried into the kitchen. He picked up the phone laying on counter.
"Hello?" Winston said. "Slow down, Mrs. Spengler."
"They aren't here, Winston," the woman told him over the phone. "They haven't called or anything. Do you know where they are?"
"No, ma'am," Winston answered. "I haven't seen them since yesterday morning. I thought they would have been there by now."
"They aren't here," Mrs. Spengler repeated. "Nobody's called."
"Have you talked to Ray or Janine?" The Ghostbuster inquired. "They may know more than I do."
"I've called them. They haven't heard anything either. Raymond said he was unable to reach Dani last night when he called her cell phone."
"Well, don't panic. They probably got lost and haven't been able to find a phone."
"Winston, do you believe that?" Mrs. Spengler asked.
"I'm just trying to consider all the options, Mrs. Spengler," Winston told her. "Don't worry though. I'm sure they'll show up. Give them a few more hours. I bet Peter's driven them to some little town because they have the best pancakes or something. Don't worry. If I find something out I'll call you."
"Thank you, Winston," Mrs. Spengler said. "Tell your family Merry Christmas for me."
"I will. Merry Christmas, Mrs. Spengler. Bye." Winston hung up the phone and furrowed his brow. Peter, Egon, and Dani should have been at Mrs. Spengler's already. The trip was normally a seven to eight hour drive and during a snow storm it would take a few hours longer. They had only taken a hour detour by dropping Ray and his aunt off at Sam's. Where were they? If Mrs. Spengler had called Ray and Janine than those two could possibly be calling at any minute seeing if Winston knew anything. Just as the man predicted the phone rang. "I got it!" Zeddemore picked up the phone. "Hello?"
"Winston, did Mrs. Spengler call you?" It was Janine on the other end. She sounded a bit uneasy and she had every right to be. Three of the people she cared quite a bit about were somewhere in the snow between New York and Cleveland and hadn't talked to anyone since five the morning before.
"Yeah, I just got off the phone with her," Winston answered. "I figured you might call."
"What do you think happened?" Janine asked.
"I don't know," the man responded. "It won't do any good if we panic though."
"I'm not panicking," the secretary informed him. "I'm just being worried. We haven't heard from them and they aren't at Mrs. Spengler's."
"I'm sure they're about to pull in," Winston replied. He heard a beeping noise on the phone. "Hold on, Janine. There's a call on the other line." The Ghostbuster pulled the phone away from his ear and pushed the transfer button than put it back up to his ear. "Hello?"
"Winston, I tried calling her again and there's still no answer," Ray said quickly. "She said she would call last night and I called, but she didn't answer. I got that stupid message."
"Hold up, man," Winston said. "Janine's on the other line."
"She thinks something happened," Dr. Stantz told him.
"Don't you mean you think something's happened?"
"Maybe," Ray replied. "I'm just worried, Winston."
"We don't know if anything's happened, man. It's pure speculation. Let's give them a few more hours."
"Okay."
"I'll talk to you later, Ray. Janine's still on the other line."
"Alright, bye." Winston switched back over.
"Janine, you still there?"
"Yeah," the red-head answered. "Did you talk to Ray?"
"That was him. He's worried. I told him we'll wait a little longer before we do anything. I bet they just got a little turned around. Peter probably decided to take a scenic route and their trying to find their way back to the main road."
"Sounds like Peter," Janine responded. "It's just weird they haven't called."
"Yeah, that I have to agree with. Dani would be on the phone calling Ray and telling him she loves him so much and they'd end up spending about two hours on the phone. You know how they are."
"Egon would call just to say he's fine and they'll be there shortly. He's really not much into long phone calls."
"Doesn't mean he doesn't care."
"I know." Winston heard the woman sigh. "I guess we ought to get off the phone. My family's getting kinda annoyed with me. The kids want to open their presents."
"Alright, Janine. I'll talk to you later."
"Bye, Winston. Merry Christmas."
"Merry Christmas, Janine. Bye." The two people hung up their phones and went back to join their families for Christmas hoping that their friends were alright.