"Hello Bill"
"Yes"
"Hey, yeah. Erm . . . it's Steve I'm not going to be able to make it in today. Sorry."
"I'm very sorry to hear that, Why?"
"Well, yeah I picked up this woman on Friday at the pub, remember that red head, her and yeah, to cut a long story short she stole my kidney."
"What!?"
"She stole my kidney. We guess she wasn't alone, I doubt anyone could do it by themselves but she's the only person I saw . . . so what can you do?"
"Is this a joke?"
"No, no. I'm in the hospital now"
"I-I don't know what to say."
"No that's okay, I was pretty surprised myself when I woke up naked in that bathtub full of ice"
"No you're joking me around right?"
"No, seriously. [laughs] It was definitely a scary moment"
" . . . I'll bet it was"
"Yeah . . . but anyway, the doctors say I have to rest up just incase an infection sets in. It appears they used a bread knife to cut it out of me. I'm in a lot of pain right now. But the drugs they've given me seem to be working"
"That's just . . . terrible . . . I'm speechless"
"Yeah [laughs] so was I for about an hour. Thank god that policeman heard my screams, Hyde Park isn't the best place to be wandering naked at 3am"
"How did you get out?"
"What do you mean? Through the front door of course"
"Oh"
"Yeah"
". . . . . . Well . . . er, I'm sorry to hear of your predicament Steve but we just don't have the staff to cover you today. John and Mark are both out with colds. So unfortunately you are going to have to come in and as you're already late I am going to have to dock your pay. Sorry. "
"but Bill, I can't leave the hospital!!!"
"I'm sorry, you just can't have the days off without any previous notice"
"Previous notice, previous notice!!! What the hell Bill, I've only got one kidney!"
"And I feel sorry for you, but I just cant do it, I'll see you in an hour or two. Remember every hour you're away the more I dock you."
[Hangs Up]
"Damn!"