“No problem. Do you know what happened to it?”
“No. Hopefully they’ve just misplaced it.”
Al shrugged, tugging at his shirt sleeve. “You know how organized things are around here. I’m surprised they don’t lose the paychecks.”
“Yeah, but that manuscript is the only one of its kind at the university,” Billy said, more to himself than to Al. “I had to pull some strings to even get the opportunity to look at it.”
“I’m sure they’ll find it. They probably just mixed it up with some other stuff. I’ve seen stranger things happen. But, um, I have to go now. I hope everything works out Dr. Cameron. Bye.”
“Bye.” The door squeaked when it closed, the only sound in the otherwise silent room. Billy reached over and pushed the play button, on his answering machine, just to be sure, but there was no
