A man calls his old friend and to his surprise, his friend’s young child answers the phone.

“Hey, can you pass the phone to your dad?”

“I can’t, he’s busy”, the child said, in a quiet whisper.

“What’s he doing?”

“He’s in the hall.”

“Okay, how about your mum?”

“She’s busy as well”

“What’s she doing?”

“She’s crying”, the child explained, in an even quieter voice.

The man, worried now, wanted to make sure nothing bad had happened, and asked, “are your parents the only ones in the house?”

“No, our neighbors are here”, the child whispered.

“Okay, can you pass the phone to them?”

“No, they’re busy as well”

“What are they doing?”

“They’re talking to the police”

The man was very worried now and asked “why are the police there, what happened??”

The child, barely audible now, whispered “they’re here because my parents can’t find me, I’m hiding in the closet.”