Someone receives a call from an unknown number and answers. (In the original I read, the setup was a payphone ringing as someone walked by.)
On answering the phone, that person hears a voice saying “excuse me, may I have a moment of your time?” “Sure,” says the answerer. “Thank you,” says the voice as it disconnects.
I read it from a book of urban legends. I don’t really remember any others at the moment; I do recall many of them being at least vaguely spooky.
I think that was the same series in which I read a story about a random motorist helping someone who was broken down, then arriving home to find his mortgage had been paid off by a grateful celebrity. In my book, the celebrity turned out to be someone who is now president, but last time I told this story several people responded to state various different wealthy people who had been in the version they knew.
Reminds me of a short story I read as a kid.
Someone receives a call from an unknown number and answers. (In the original I read, the setup was a payphone ringing as someone walked by.)
On answering the phone, that person hears a voice saying “excuse me, may I have a moment of your time?” “Sure,” says the answerer. “Thank you,” says the voice as it disconnects.
The answerer hung up also, feeling a bit older.
Ohhh I remember that one!! I wanna say it was in a goosebumps book or like a collection of short horror stories book or something like that.
I read it from a book of urban legends. I don’t really remember any others at the moment; I do recall many of them being at least vaguely spooky.
I think that was the same series in which I read a story about a random motorist helping someone who was broken down, then arriving home to find his mortgage had been paid off by a grateful celebrity. In my book, the celebrity turned out to be someone who is now president, but last time I told this story several people responded to state various different wealthy people who had been in the version they knew.
Sounds like Roald Dahl stories