The Party You Are Trying To Reach...

Back in the day—always thought that was a saying old people used—before the advent of cell phones, it was much harder to keep tabs on someone’s whereabouts. That was important because you had to know where the person was before you called them. The alternative, of course, was to call around looking for them.

Which is what I was doing one day as I tried to find my dad. I’d called every place I could think that he could be with no luck. No one had seen him. I waited a bit and started the call list over again. Still no luck.

The reason I was looking for him is because I needed a ride. I had to be to a school function, my bike had a flat tire (I was out of patches) and I didn’t feel like walking all the way. But after no luck in finding him, I finally decided that if I were going to get there, I’d have to walk.

So, I grabbed my stuff and headed out the door. Then, seeing the shed door open, thought I’d better close it before I left. I walked over, starting to close the door—assuming I’d left it open—and there was my dad. He was working on something, I don’t really remember what.

I told him I’d been looking for him and said I’d called everywhere.

“Not everywhere,” he said. “You didn’t call here.”

“No,” I admitted. “But I was using our phone and you weren’t there.”

Apparently though, he’d been home all along. He’d been outside, when I was getting ready. And then, as I went out to find the flat on my bike, he’d come back in—through a different door obviously. Then, we’d missed each other again, as I came inside to make my phone calls.

A cell phone sure would have made things a lot easier for me that day. Or, maybe not. Not long ago, I was trying to get hold of my wife. I dialed her number, only to hear her phone ringing in the next room. No, she wasn’t home; she’d just forgotten her phone—which happens rather frequently. It was sort of déjà vu feeling as I started calling around... ~

Bruce A. Borders is the author of more than a dozen books, including: Inside Room 913, Over My Dead Body, The Journey, Miscarriage Of Justice, The Lana Denae Mysteries, and The Wynn Garrett Series. Available in ebook at www.amazon.com/Bruce-A.-Borders/e/B006SOLWQS and paperback on Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Books-a-Million.