Hmm. It's not bad, but I'm not quite hooked.*begin personal taste statement*
The first sentence didn't particularly do anything for me. I don't really see anything wrong with it. But by the end I was getting bored. Maybe it was a little long?
*end personal taste statement*
The phrase 'ordinary cemented heap of roasted red clay' is a mouthful and a half.
"Rick gave it no second thought." I think, tense-wise, this would flow better as "Rick had given it no second thought." Or something like that.
"but he knew he was not losing it" This felt awkward to me. It sounds too definite, like he scientifically knows that what he is hearing is not a figment of his imagination. Chances are, he doesn't really know, but rather doesn't think he's losing it. Or you could state it emphatically, like "he couldn't be losing it...could he?" or "he was pretty sure he wasn't losing it."
Why did he look at his watch? That seemed like an arbitrary action that didn't need to be there.
Why would a wire speak? Do you mean a little microphone on a wire? Does he specifically think of a wire for some reason?
Also, if the voice is sounding "in his head" (twice!) then how can it be coming from the wall, or a wire, or anywhere else? Maybe you mean in his ears? If it's in his head, that suggests non verbal communication to me, and that wouldn't make a directional sound.
Where is he? I have no idea what the setting is. You don't have to give much, but just a clue or two as to whether we're inside or outside, in the park or on the sidewalk, etc.
I can't decide if I'm hooked or not. I'm half curious about what happens next, i.e. I have a passing interest in where the voice might be coming from. However, I don't feel like I have a reason to care about Rick yet. I don't know a thing about him, so I don't really care if the evil brick wall lures him closer and then eats him. Better him than me.