call

by nick nelson

hello billy, it’s jake. i am in trouble, you have to help me out. i am sorry, you have the wrong number. come on, billy, i recognize your voice. i am not billy and you have the wrong number. billy! don’t you remember what i did for you back in the - billy! that was a wrong number. too bad. let me try calling my mom. you get one call, and that was it. but it was a wrong number! the call lasted more than five seconds. but it was a wrong number! it lasted more than five seconds. how much longer? it lasted 5.8 seconds. not even one whole second longer! come on, give me a break. you had one call, and you made it. but i am a person! a person with hopes and dreams, with a heart and a soul. i want to make good, and give back to the community. i can’t end this way! you can’t allow me to be railroaded, convicted unfairly of something i didn’t even do, just for eight tenths of a second! you have three seconds to get up and leave the room. but it isn’t fair! let me call my mom! two seconds. let me call the president. one second. please!