
The Telephone - Marcos Arias
A comic store owner gets a horrific call from an scary source.
The Telephone K's Collectibles and Comics Dentour, Texas, Garlock, Texas, and Hurt, Texas
Bates
Time for work now. Ah the sweet smell of good carpet. Good Morning Superman, oh why am I even selling hello to an inanimate object. Let's see what's needed for inventory. I need to contat my other departments. Dentour to the Garlock store this is the main department Ladder. Ladder?
Garlock Police Officer This is officer Johnson, I'm sorry if you heard this yet but your store manager has been murdered.
Bates
Huh! How is this? What happened to him?
Garlock Police Officer
The Ambulance is now taking him to Bay Medical City.
Bates What officer, what happened? Officer.
Officer
We're be waiting for your aphidavid. Please meat us at hospital.
Bates
I hired that young man. He was going to be charge of this store here. I need to contact store in Hurt. This is the Dentour store calling the Hurt store. This is Bates.
Other person
It's a shame that he had to go.
Bates
Who is this?
Responder
Oh you must the store owner of this Comicbook chain. He's dead, we feel sorry for you, just like the store your in now?
Bates
What did you do? What are you going to do to this one?
Responder
We'll you know. He's not really breathing, but he really must hate the heat somehow. You know how this Texas weather is. All the heat-strokes and all. What happened to your friend at the Garlock store?
Bates
I'm calling the authorities now.
Responder
Oh go ahead, the air will be getting you now.
Bates
The AC what did you do? Hello? Hello?
Marvel
Sir we have your order ready now. If you like for us to deliver this package for you, we'll send it now.
Bates
I... I can't breath... I need to get out...
Marvel Distributor
Sir. Mr. Bates. Hello? If you want the comic please repsond. Sir? Responde please. Sometimes these comic book owner really don't respond at all.
Marvel Author
Did that guy die or something?
Marvel Distributor
I don't know. Why do we give those comics to their competitor.
Marvel Author
Why not Stan Lee is wating for our reply of how many comics is being sold.
Marvel Distributor
Yeah this comicbook store is really old news, but this other one is really getting good ratings.
Marvel Author
Sahweet there having an Gaudians of the Galaxy event let's do it.