Destiny Calls

Today, as I was walking down the sidewalk, I spotted a phone booth. An actual, honest to God phone booth, albeit one sans door. I'd seen it before, but it occurred to me that phone booths were so rare that this one warranted investigating. Perhaps it was a TARDIS! Perhaps it was a doorway to ADVENTURE. I took a step towards the booth and peered in.

The phone rang.

I stared at it in shock. It rang again. Maybe I should answer it. Maybe it was destiny calling me.

I stepped up, squared my shoulders, and answered the call of destiny. "Hello?"

A pause, and then a voice at the other end: "Hi, is <name> there?"

"I believe you have the wrong number; this is a pay phone," I responded.

"Oh. Sorry," the other voice answered, and hung up.

Destiny must have had a wrong number.

Destiny Calls

Today, as I was walking down the sidewalk, I spotted a phone booth. An actual, honest to God phone booth, albeit one sans door. I'd seen it before, but it occurred to me that phone booths were so rare that this one warranted investigating. Perhaps it was a TARDIS! Perhaps it was a doorway to ADVENTURE. I took a step towards the booth and peered in.

The phone rang.

I stared at it in shock. It rang again. Maybe I should answer it. Maybe it was destiny calling me.

I stepped up, squared my shoulders, and answered the call of destiny. "Hello?"

A pause, and then a voice at the other end: "Hi, is <name> there?"

"I believe you have the wrong number; this is a pay phone," I responded.

"Oh. Sorry," the other voice answered, and hung up.

Destiny must have had a wrong number.