Landline Novels & Stories

There was a crackle of static, then Max’s voice came through; clear and steady. “10-4, Less. We got ears on you. Be safe.” His voice held just enough warmth to remind me I wasn’t alone, but not enough to distract me. I took a slow breath, rolled my shoulders back, and hit record on the landline console. The red light blinked on, steady and silent. Game time. I flip through my phone and find the first number… Alessandro. One Ring. Two Rings and voicemail.

"Every corporate dollar my father owns is behind that injunction. If Devereux wants a war, we’ll buy his entire region out from under him." Suddenly, the flashing on my cell phone stopped. The notifications froze. A sharp, old-fashioned ring cut through the room, completely different from the digital alerts. It was the encrypted penthouse landline, a secure black device mounted on the side of the mahogany bookcase. The line was private, reserved only for high-tier corporate emergencies and executive business. The digital display on the black phone showed a single, unlisted number from the central city exchange.

“But that does not mean that it’s okay for you to say. You see, Liam tends to use strong words, but that does not mean it’s a good thing, okay?” He nodded in response before saying in a low voice, “Okay.” The landline suddenly began to ring and my face twisted in confusion. People rarely called us on the landline. Most of the time, we received calls via our mobile phones. “That’s strange.” I dragged myself from the bed and walked towards the colorless phone hanging on the wall. “Well, answer it,” Zayn beckoned me in a soft tone. I did as he asked and held my breath as I waited for the person on the other side of the call to spea

"Driiiing! Drinng!" It was the landline. I paused my crying, and sniffling a bit looked my mom in the eye as though we were wondering the same thing. "Who could that be?" Standing up from the couch, I walked over to the landline. Something in me hoped that it was a client calling to tell me that it was all a big joke. Unlikely as that was, I desperately hoped it was the case. Picking up the handset from the dialer, I answered,

I need to process a lot of things while he's gone dealing with Emma and I prefer to process them alone. Less than a minute after he left the phone rings, and even though I hear it, I can't see the ancient cordless model I keep somewhere in the apartment. I would never have considered a landline for myself, but my mother insisted. She said it was for safety. So each month I write a check of wasted money to the telephone company. I didn't want to press any more of my mother's buttons than I did by moving so far away, so I agreed to get the service installed. But ever since then it's been a pain in my butt. Who even calls a landline

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