Dawn set down a plate of fish and chips in front of Brandon and a bowl of chili in front of Donna.
"Excuse me," Donna said. "Can I have some crackers to go with this?"
"Sure," Dawn said. She walked behind the counter and grabbed some. As she gave them to Donna, Lyndsay's cellphone rang.
"What did I tell you about people calling you?" Jerry asked her.
"That they shouldn't call me during work, I know." The phone kept ringing.
"Just get rid of them," he said, then returned to the kitchen.
Lyndsay sighed. It was probably one of her friends from the college she was attending. She made it perfectly clear to them that Jerry didn't want her using her phone on the job, but maybe it was an emergency.
"Hello?" she asked. But no one was there. Instead there was a strange high-pitched, yet melodic, sound coming from the phone. After about four seconds of listening to it, she dropped the phone to the floor, feeling a bit dazed. The phone line was still open, and although it was hard to hear, the melodic sound quietly reverberated around the room.
"Lyndsay, are you okay?" Dawn asked, grabbing Lyndsay's arm, thinking she was gonna topple over.
