Shift Change
It was the last day of my work shift. I was fully ready to leave this little town for a few weeks. Arvin and I had even loaded all our stuff into the car, so we could head out straight from the mall without going back to the apartment. All we needed was to wait for the guys who were supposed to replace us. They were supposed to call around noon to say they were in the last town on the way here, since there’s no signal further along the road. Around twenty minutes to twelve, the long-awaited call came. I was having lunch in the security room at the time, while Arvin was out in the mall. The work phone stopped ringing, and I realized Arvin had answered on the other phone he kept with him. Two minutes later, he came into our office and headed straight for me. I thought he was about to share some good news, but his face looked worried. He handed me the work phone and said our supervisor wanted to talk to me. I took the receiver, knowing this couldn’t be good. The boss told me there w...