As I answered the phone, a crisp, cool female voice responded.
"Are you Mr. Conrad, of Hesper, Massachusetts?" She said immediately.
Unsure, I responded, "Uh...Yeah, this is he."
"Ah, very good. Mr. Conrad, my associates and I represent a large company in experimental foodstuff. We would like to know if you would be interested ina little sampling, you would be payed handsomely, I assure you."
I was hesitant...did this so called company even exist? "Well, wait a minute, why are you calling me on my CELL phone?"
The femal voice hesitated, but only for a moment. "We would like to keep this experiment confidential, and your landline could be tapped into."
"Wait...why does it need to be confidential?"
"Well...there's a small risk of addiction to the product."
Hm...this was abit suspicious. "Nothing illegal, I trust?"
"No, of course not, simply, this product's mixture of ingredients induces a delectable taste, so, you may fnd yourself wanting it all the time." The caller reassured me.
Hm...delectable, you say? This was getting good... "Well, I might be interested. How much are you willing to pay for me to be your guinea pig?"
The female voice answered briskly, "We will discuss it later, but, I assure you, we will not dissapoint."
Sounded good to me! Even if the pay was crap, atleast I got free food, right? "All right...when do I start."
The Female voice sounded satisfied. "Now. Your first set of test items is being shipped to your house as we speak."
Before I could ask questions, she hung up.
When I got home, the maid pointed to a box that had been delivered for me. The logo on the box was a fork and knife,over what looked like a cheeseburger, hot dog, and Ice Cream cone. Even though it was just food, the logo seemed almost sinister...at the very least forboding. I opened up the box, there were a few instructions, and...
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