[ WP ] One day , a payphone in your building rings . It has never rung , or even really been used by anyone before . Curious , you pick it up . As you bring it to your ear , you hear a deep , monotone voice . `` Transaction completed '' , is all that is said , before the dial tone returns ...

A payphone rings the second she walks by it. The girl walks down this hallway every day on her way to her car, yet had never seen a soul use this payphone. She'd come to believe that it had never even worked to begin with, even though people still used payphones, although rarely, in this day and age. 
 
 
 She stares at the payphone as it rings, both entranced and perturbed by the unexpectedness of it. The ringing stops, then resumes once again, almost immediately afterwards. 
 
 
 What could it hurt, answering a payphone? She thinks to herself. They are public, after all. 
 
 
 The girl wraps her slightly clammy hands around the handle and brings the phone to her ear. 
 
 
 `` Hello?'' She asks, her tone of voice betraying the calm exterior she tries to put up. Superstitions had never been a huge part of her imagination, but every once in a while lingering thoughts sneak into her head about the oddities she experiences in daily life. 
 
 
 `` What is your name?'' A deep monotone voice rings out from the quiet on the other end. 
 
 
 `` Um, Noia. Seriously, who is this? You callin' for someone in the building? I can go get them if yo-'' 
 
 
 `` Transaction complete.'' The dial tone buzzes in Noia's ear. 
 
 
 `` Wow, I thought prank calls died alongside the phone book. Guess not.'' Noia set the phone down not so gently due to her newfound irritation. 
 
 
 `` Noia Carmichael?'' A voice rang out from over her shoulder. Noia lets out a deep sigh. 
 
 
 `` What now?'' 
 
 
 Noia turns her head towards a looming figure behind her, and immediately takes a step back. A skeleton in a surprisingly dapper suit held out their hand towards her. 
 
 
 `` If you would be so kind as to follow me.'' 
 
 
 ``... Where, exactly?'' 
 
 
 `` Did you not just sell your soul to become the newest member of the Underworld? You told the operator your name, did you not?''
