Mini Stories

The Wrong Number on Sundays

A young man keeps answering an old woman's wrong-number calls, and becomes the son she lost.

B29 min

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1Every Sunday at six o'clock, Daniel's phone rang with a call from an unknown number.

2An old woman's soft voice always asked for Peter before Daniel could say anything.

3At first he explained politely that she had reached the wrong number again.

4But she kept calling, and slowly he understood that her mind was fading.

5Her son Peter had died years ago, and Sundays were when she missed him most.

6So Daniel began to answer kindly, asking about her week and her garden.

7She told him about roses, burnt cakes, and a husband who sang terribly.

8Their talks grew longer, and he started to write down her little stories.

9Then one Sunday the phone stayed silent, and Daniel felt strangely worried.

10He found her care home through the phone company and visited the following weekend.

11When she saw him, she smiled and said Peter had finally come home.

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