Darryl
Darryl
Who is this?
Unknown
Unknown
You know who it is.
Darryl
Darryl
Um, no I don’t.
Unknown
Unknown
Think.
Darryl
Darryl
Look, I’m not in the mood to play games.
Unknown
Unknown
Think back to last Tuesday.
Darryl
Darryl
Is this Sharon?
Unknown
Unknown
You know this isn’t Sharon.
Darryl
Darryl
Okay, I’m blocking this number.
Unknown
Unknown
Remember Tuesday? At the mall?
Darryl
Darryl
Not really. I work there. I’m there all the time.
Unknown
Unknown
I know.
Darryl
Darryl
WHO IS THIS?
Unknown
Unknown
Guess.
Darryl
Darryl
How am I supposed to guess when you won’t tell me anything?!
Unknown
Unknown
Come on, Darryl…think…
Darryl
Darryl
You want me to remember last Tuesday?
Unknown
Unknown
Yes. At the mall.
Darryl
Darryl
Oh! Are you that girl who came in and bought that killer dress?
Unknown
Unknown
Try again.
Darryl
Darryl
I didn’t give my number to anyone at the mall.
Unknown
Unknown
No. You didn’t.
Darryl
Darryl
How’d you get this number then?
Darryl
Darryl
Come on. This has to be someone messing with me.
Unknown
Unknown
You could say that.
Darryl
Darryl
I don’t have time for this.
Unknown
Unknown
I don’t either.
Darryl
Darryl
What’s that supposed to mean???
Unknown
Unknown
I think you know what it means.
Darryl
Darryl
No, I don’t!
Darryl
Darryl
What’s this about? Can you please tell me?
Unknown
Unknown
It’s about you.
Darryl
Darryl
What about me???
Unknown
Unknown
Who you are.
Darryl
Darryl
What?
Unknown
Unknown
Who are you, Darryl?
Darryl
Darryl
I’m me. WHO THE HELL ARE YOU?!
Unknown
Unknown
I’m me too.
Darryl
Darryl
Okay, I’m done. You’re getting blocked.
Unknown
Unknown
Go ahead and try.
Unknown
Unknown
See? I’m still getting through.
Darryl
Darryl
How’d you do that? I just blocked you.
Unknown
Unknown
Think about last Tuesday, Darryl.
Darryl
Darryl
WHAT ABOUT TUESDAY?!
Unknown
Unknown
What happened?
Darryl
Darryl
Nothing.
Unknown
Unknown
Really Darryl?
Darryl
Darryl
Nothing happened!
Unknown
Unknown
Yes it did.
Unknown
Unknown
What happened at your job, Darryl?
Darryl
Darryl
How did you know about that??
Unknown
Unknown
What happened, Darryl?
Darryl
Darryl
I got fired.
Unknown
Unknown
And why did that happen?
Darryl
Darryl
I’m not telling you.
Unknown
Unknown
Do you think I don’t know?
Darryl
Darryl
I lost it, okay? Are you happy?
Unknown
Unknown
Lost it how?
Darryl
Darryl
I freaked out on a customer.
Darryl
Darryl
He was being rude to me.
Unknown
Unknown
What did you do to him?
Darryl
Darryl
I don’t want to say.
Darryl
Darryl
I don’t have to tell you anything anyway! Who are you?
Unknown
Unknown
What did you do to the customer, Darryl?
Darryl
Darryl
I hit him.
Unknown
Unknown
Is that all?
Darryl
Darryl
Yeah, that’s all!
Darryl
Darryl
What’s with the 20 questions?
Darryl
Darryl
Why am I even talking to you?! I’m blocking you!!
Unknown
Unknown
You did that already, remember?
Darryl
Darryl
What is going on?
Darryl
Darryl
WHY CAN’T I BLOCK YOU?!
Unknown
Unknown
What did you do to the customer, Darryl?
Darryl
Darryl
Nothing. Who is this?
Unknown
Unknown
You know who it is.
Darryl
Darryl
No I don’t!!
Unknown
Unknown
What did you do to the customer after your boss fired you, Darryl?
Unknown
Unknown
After you left the store?
Darryl
Darryl
NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS!
Unknown
Unknown
But it is my business, Darryl.
Darryl
Darryl
I followed the customer outside.
Unknown
Unknown
Then what did you do?
Darryl
Darryl
I hit him again.
Unknown
Unknown
With what, Darryl?
Darryl
Darryl
I can’t say it.
Darryl
Darryl
Why are you doing this?!?
Unknown
Unknown
It was something you shouldn’t hit a person with, wasn’t it Darryl?
Darryl
Darryl
Yeah. It was a hammer.
Unknown
Unknown
And they didn’t get up this time, did they?
Darryl
Darryl
No.
Unknown
Unknown
And they didn’t talk back anymore, did they?
Darryl
Darryl
STOP!!!!
Unknown
Unknown
And no one saw you, did they?
Darryl
Darryl
That’s it? That’s what this is about?! You saw me do it?!
Unknown
Unknown
No, Darryl. That would have been impossible.
Darryl
Darryl
What do you mean?
Unknown
Unknown
It’s hard to observe something when you’re the one doing it.
Darryl
Darryl
What? What’s going on?
Unknown
Unknown
Is your phone on, Darryl?
Darryl
Darryl
Of course, duh. I’m on it with you!!
Unknown
Unknown
Are you?
Darryl
Darryl
What!?! You’re crazy.
Darryl
Darryl
What the hell are you talking about?!
Darryl looks down at his hands.
His phone is nowhere to be seen.
All he can see are his two clenched fists.
Unknown
Unknown
I’m you, Darryl.
Unknown
Unknown
I’m your conscience.
Unknown
Unknown
But you’ve known that all along, haven’t you?
Unknown
Unknown
And you know what you need to do now.
Darryl starts sobbing uncontrollably until he can barely breathe.
After the sobs start to subside, he picks up his phone and dials 911.
Operator
Operator
911, what is your emergency?
Darryl
Darryl
I need to confess to a murder…
Darryl was a minor, so he only had to serve ten years for the murder he committed.
When he was released from prison, he made sure his temper never got out of control.
And “Unknown” never contacted Darryl on his phone again.
Darryl
Darryl