Urgent Summons chapter 2

Jack held the IV bottle high with one hand and shouted, “Mayor Johnson, I… I’m here!”

Mayor Johnson said, “Why did you come so late? Well, you’re late. It’s too late for you!”

“Mayor Johnson, what on earth… ” Before he could finish his sentence, he saw through Mayor Johnson what was going on inside the office: Commissioner Brown and his driver were sitting at a small table. On the other seat was Mr. Davis, the head of another nearby village. There was a spread – out deck of playing cards on the table. Jack’s face turned as white as a sheet, and he couldn’t say another word.

Mayor Johnson laughed and said, “Commissioner Brown was on his way to the countryside and passed by our town. Because it was raining so heavily, he came in to take shelter. He wanted to play a game of poker and needed one more person. After thinking about it, you were the closest one, so we called you. But you didn’t come for a long time, so we called Mr. Davis from the other village…”