A SURPRISE GIFT
I came home from school. A number of papers were scattered everywhere. My family members are nowhere to be found. I find a note dangling on a hook stuck to my fridge. There was a phone number written on the note and said “CALL IMMEDIATELY (YEAH, IMMEDIATELY 😠).” I couldn’t recognize the number. It wasn’t of anyone I knew. But I knew that apart from me, only my parents and brother has the keys to the house. But I also knew that I’d have to take immediate action. After assuming my brother was playing a prank on me, I wrote beneath “Please don’t disrupt my routine. I have to go to the English Class.” He wasn’t really disrupting my routine. I had to reach the class half an hour later. However, as I finished writing, the note fell off to reveal another one. “I’m not your brother. And do not even dream of ignoring that note.” After mustering my common sense, I concluded that the note and the fact that my family was missing was linked somehow. I decided to call. The person received the call ...