One afternoon at the office my computer froze and no amount of rebooting would coax the little sucker back to life. I called my trusted computer specialist to make an appointment for him to come and fix it, as I was unable to contact any of my clients without it. He promised to come by my office before 9:00 a.m. on his way to his shop. I was very relieved and went home.
The next day I made sure I was at the office well ahead of 9:00 a.m.. I waited and waited and with each half hour that passed I got a little more upset. Finally, at 10:30 I called the guys house. A child answered the phone. When I asked if her Dad was there and could I please speak to him, she told me in a softly whispering voice that he could not come to the phone. I then asked to speak to her Mom. But again she whispered to me that Mom could not come to the phone either.
I asked her what was going on and again she replied in an almost inaudible whisper, that they were both speaking to the police and some fire men.
Just then, I could make out what seemed to be Helicopter noises in the background. I asked the little girl: "Am I hearing a Helicopter?" She whispered back: "Yes, it's just landing on the front lawn."
I was in shock and exclaimed: "My God, what are they looking for?"
Softly came her whispered reply: "Me".
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