21Stucky’s shift didn’t end until midnight. His mind had been distracted the entire evening. He’d made a couple of mistakes. Nothing drastic. No one seemed to care and if they did, they never mentioned it to him. According to the owner, he was a “diligent worker.” Besides, he’d already established himself as a quiet loner in order to avoid chatty conversations with co-workers or even the owner.
As soon as he left work he headed for a payphone he remembered seeing earlier in the week. It was getting more and more difficult to find the contraptions. Whenever he did see one he jotted down the location in a little notebook. This payphone attached to the dark corner of a dilapidated gas station, which made it even more valuable. Rundown businesses didn’t spend money on parking lot cameras. The
