A Moment with Oracio - 2

Last Sunday was gloomy. The weather was capricious. It was a perfect day for domesticity and idleness. Clementine was slowly starting dinner; Oracio was taking a nap on the couch while distractedly watching the kids. They were sitting on the carpet playing with one of these annoying toys which make a sound every time a button is pushed. Suddenly the phone rang. It was an unknown caller. Nobody bothered answering it. And then it rang again, and again, generating the same disinterest. A few minutes later, a bulky policeman was standing in the window looking through the glass panel. Clementine almost cried in fright. Oracio promptly got up and answered the door expecting the worst.

“Someone has called 911. We tried to call you back but nobody answered. What’s going on here?”

“Huh…” Biiip. Slowly all eyes turned to Bango who was still chewing on the phone. As if on cue, he looked up and produced the most impish of all smiles.