The boss wondered why one of his most valued employees
was absent but had not phoned in sick one day. Needing to have an urgent
problem with one of the main computers resolved, he dialed the employee's home
phone number and was greeted with a child's whisper. ' Hello ? '
'Is your
daddy home?' he asked.
' Yes ,'
whispered the small voice.
May I talk
with him?'
The child
whispered, ' No .'
Surprised and
wanting to talk with an adult, the boss asked, 'Is your Mommy there?' ' Yes '
'May I talk
with her?' Again the small voice whispered, ' No '
Hoping there
was somebody with whom he could leave a message, the boss asked, 'Is anybody
else there?'
' Yes , ' whispered the child, ' a policeman . '
Wondering what a cop would be doing at his
employee's home, the boss asked, 'May I speak with the policeman?'
' No,
he's busy, ' whispered the child.
'Busy doing
what?'
' Talking to Daddy and Mommy and the Fireman , ' came the whispered answer.
Growing more worried as he heard a loud
noise in the background through the earpiece on the phone, the boss asked,
'What is that noise?'
' A
helicopter ' answered the whispering voice.
'What is
going on there?' demanded the boss, now truly apprehensive.
Again,
whispering, the child answered,
' The search team just landed a helicopter '
Alarmed,
concerned and a little frustrated the boss asked, 'What are they searching
for?'
Still
whispering, the young voice replied with a muffled giggle...
' ME. '
