The Yes Game
by Daniel Guy The phone rings just as Helen White is about to leave her office. She’s had a long day, interviewing people for the Head of English vacancy at the university. She wants to go home, but in the end she answers it. - Sorry to disturb you, Miss White. It’s Mark Davis here. She recognises the deep resonant voice instantly. He’s one of the candidates she’d been interviewing that day. - Hello Mark. - Look, I’ve just got home and realised that I might have left a large black notebook at the university today. It may have dropped out of my bag in the staffroom. Do you know if it might have been handed in? I was wondering if the building was still open, I could possibly drive over this evening and pick it up. Helen didn’t want to hang around. - Well I’m afraid I’m just leaving now. I can ask at reception if it’s been handed in, and if it has, I’ll ask them to hold on to it. But you’re coming ba...