Julie and Becca put together a 2,000 piece puzzle as their mother, Gabby, set the table. Julie was separating the edges and centers of the puzzle, while Becca arranged them.

“Dinner is served, girls! Come eat.”

Julie grabbed her teddy bear, and Becca walked with her to the kitchen.

“Mmm… spaghetti!” Julie stared at the food with expressive joy. “My favorite!”

“You never make spaghetti, Mom. What’s the occasion?” Becca asked.

“Oh, well… there isn’t really an occasion. Will you both sit, please?” Gabby, the sisters’ mother, sat as she started to breathe heavily.

“Mom? What’s going on?” Becca yelled. Julie squeezed her bear and started crying.

“Today is the day I escaped from your father after he died.” Gabby blurted out.

The room got silent as little Julie picked up her bread roll and took a bite.

“Oh.” The girls played with their food.

Gabby stared at the floor, then guided her eyes toward the kitchen as she heard noises. It was the home phone.

Gabby stood and slowly walked toward the kitchen, still crying. The phone rang and rang. Finally, she had the courage to pick it up.

“Hello?” Gabby said in between tears. There was no answer. “Anyone there?” Gabby was going to hang up, however, someone spoke.

“Where are you?” said the phone.

“Oh my god! Patrick?! What th-“

“It is. I love the new house! I love the new you. Please come back home. This house doesn’t suit your personality. ”

“Patri- Pa- I’ve changed! My persona- you- you don’t even know me anymore! I can- I can’t breathe…” The kids sat, staring at their mother from the other room. Gabby soon fell, grabbing the counter. This was the end.

What her kids didn’t know, is that when someone hears Patrick’s voice, they die short after. Months later, the kids were moved into a foster home. Several phones rang a day, and the kids shed a tear every time one went off.