“Hello, yes? Oh, hello! Mmm, I see. Why not? I’ll ring you back as soon as I can.”
Rick put down his phone and stared at it in a daze. He had not expected this response! He glanced at his watch to decide whether this was the right moment to contact Gary. At 9.15 am, his friend should already be at work. He went to favourites in his contacts and tapped on Gary’s number.
favourites“Hey-up, old son!” The buoyant tone heartened Rick.
“You’ll never guess who just phoned me.”
“True, so do let on – unless there’s a cash prize.”
Rick chortled, “You should be so lucky! I’ve just had a Full Professor of Physics, none less than Prof Faulkner on the phone.”
“I’m impressed! What did he want? As if I didn’t know!”
“Right. He’s interested in time travel and wants to come up to Little Carlton this
