THE UNEXPECTED

CHAPTER 1 - OUT OF THE BLUE

"As you suggest, 5 PM it is." Oliver Mark said to his manager on the phone. As he hung up, he started dialing new set of numbers. Soon the receiver picked up and Oliver started to say

"Oliver here, spread the word to everyone that it's five PM."

"Why don't you choose the morning time?" Asked a male voice

"I have errands to run Jeremy, so..."

"Whatever. See you at five then."

He said and he hung up. Oliver was assigned by the government to fix an underground water pump in Alaska.
Soon, when it was five PM, several workers came to the end of the street. the eerie silence and cold air gave chills to anyone who went there. Talk about the epitome of lonliness. Finally, when everyone assembled there and removed their huge tools, Oliver showed them the exact spot where the pump had to be fixed. The workmen started the digging with huge shovels which were almost four to five feet long. After three long hours of digging, it became dark enough for the torch lights to be switched on.

"It's getting too late sir, I think we must leave it like this and come back tomorrow morning so that there will be more sunlight and it will be more convenient for us to work." Said one of the workers.

Oliver replied, "That's a good idea. Let's just stay here for ten minutes more and then we can leave."

The workers nodded in agreement and started to dig again. Time passed on evenly when a sharp, loud, unpleasant and screeching noise interrupted the rhythmic sound of the ploughs digging into the soil. Everyone was puzzled and startled as they heard the ear-piercing noise. They didn't know where the noise came from. Without uttering a word, they started to dig again. After a few more times of digging into the soil, they realized that it was actually them who were making the sharp noise. As the plough went into the soil, it hit something which made the loud sound.

"What? Is there some kind of huge rock below down there?" Asked one of the workers.

"Yeah, I think so, anyway. . . Let's just get on with it and try to remove the rock out and we'll leave it till here for today. Let's come back again tomorrow morning." Said another worker. Little did anyone know that it wasn't exactly a rock. After several tries of removing the rock, nothing but sharp sounds were heard.

"Bruh, I'm so damn exhausted and this stupid rock doesn't move an inch. I'm done, we're coming here again tomorrow sir."

"OK Mathew, come back here tomorrow at seven AM. That time, the sun will be bright enough to start the work. Oh, and don't forget to fence the dug area with caution tape. I'm leaving, see you all guys tomorrow." Oliver said and left.
The workers packed up and fenced the dug area like how Oliver said.
The next day, when the workers returned, they started dealing with the huge obstacle which they called it to rock. And once more they heard the loud screeching sound but they weren't able to remove what was there under the soil and dirt.

"Sir, I am pretty sure that this rock won't move with these useless shovels. We need a whole big tractor to remove this." Said Mathew who was one of the workers.

"I guess you're right, I'll call my supervisor and ask him if he can send a tractor here." Said Oliver.
Oliver called his supervisor and explained to him about the rock. After approximately two hours, a huge tractor came in sight. A tiny person was sitting inside, controlling the tractor. It stopped with a really loud thud sound and the man jumped out of the high tractor door. He jogged towards Oliver and shouted
"What's up, man? What's good?"

"Nun much Max, there's this huge rock kinda thing beneath the dirt and these stupid ploughs won't do the work."

"Right Oliver, so I'll get to work huh?"