Twenty Eight

Lisa's parents had gone to a party for the evening. And all poor Lisa had to do was stay home and watch her two little brothers.

She was making pasta when the phone rang. Lisa answered. "I'm near," said a woman's voice. "Near where?" Lisa replied, but the other end was dead. A little shaken, Lisa checked on the kids and finished cooking. After dinner, she put the kids to bed, turned on the TV, and was flicking through the channels when the phone rang again ...

She ran to the phone before it woke the kids. "I'm closer," said the woman on the other end. "Excuse me?"said Lisa. But again, silence.

She called the operator. "I'm getting strange calls here and I was wondering if you can tell me where they came from?"she asked.

"No," replied the operator, "but I can put a tap on your line and trace any further calls ..."

Lisa woke up the boys. The phone rang. She told the kids to be quiet and answered