It is 2 minutes past 12 midnight. I’m about to hit the sack and then my cell phone suddenly rings.
For a single woman receiving a phone call late night usually means a booty call. It has been awhile since my 「special friend with benefits」rings me up during weekday nights. Besides, I was just over at his place not long ago. He is swamped with work lately that I doubt it’s him calling me.
「So who is calling me at this time of the day? 」I murmur to myself while glancing at the caller ID.
It says,「unknown」.
Here is my rule for screening calls. If I know who is trying to reach me, then I’ll be able to determine whether I take the call or simply ignore it. But when I receive an unknown call, I usually answer the phone to see who’s on the line out of curiosity.
Tonight is no exception to the rule. I pick up this unusual phone call and the voice I hear is very calm. A female voice says, 「Who are you? What’s your relationship with Jason?」
「Who are you? Why are you calling me? I know a lot of Jasons.」
Enough! I’m sick of these bizarre phone calls! NOT AGAIN! I can’t believe this is happening to me again.
It has occurred to me quite a few times. Complete strangers, always women, call up my phone and demand for my identification. This is absurd. Don’t people have any common courtesy these days? When you make a phone call, don’t you normally identify yourself before asking for the name of the person who answers?
This woman sounds a little nervous. In fact she doesn’t scream or yell. When I refuse to answer her questions, she doesn’t go ballistic either.
However, she is persistent and eager for my answer. 「I’m asking you about Jason XXX! Are you Jason’s girlfriend? What is your name? You are his girlfriend uh?」
「Miss whoever-you-are. You called me first. Who are you? I don’t have to answer your question. What’s between me and Jason is none of your business. How did you get my number?」
Obviously we can’t seem to reach a consensus. She keeps asking the same questions and I remain non-cooperative. This bickering is going nowhere. Eventually she hangs up the phone.
By now I guess I’m supposed to call up Jason and demand an explanation from him. Instead I just send him a text message.
He calls me back sooner than I expect. His reaction toward my bizarre experience is somewhat amused.
「Do you have any idea who this woman is?」I ask.
「No! Someone really called you up and asked about me…interesting! 」 says Jason, Mr. Elusive.
He gets off the phone with me, promising to call back when he gets to the bottom of this mystery phone call.
Five minutes later. My cell phone rings again. The caller ID indicates Jason is on the line.
「Yeah. I think I know who this woman might be.」says Jason, Mr. Elusive-turned-Mr. Sherlock Holmes.
「So who is she? How did she get my number? What does she want from me?」
「You don’t know her. 」he replies.
That doesn’t solve the puzzle. I expect a more candid answer. After all, I’m the one who’s being harassed by a woman I do not know and she has my contact number. What else does she know about me?
There are all sorts of different frivolous things in life that I can be involved with if I’m really bored to death. But the last thing I need is to receive calls from random and probably psycho women who press for clarifications regarding my relationship with a certain man.
My friends are always amused by how much melodrama there is in my life. But as you can see, I can be in the comfort of my own home and be bombarded by bizarre phone calls in the middle of the night.
I am going to shrug off this episode and cut off Mr. Elusive from my social circle. Maybe I will never find out who called me tonight but the only way for her to obtain my contact number is through him. She must have doubts concerning his integrity and that’s why she tries to track me down.
Why would I need a friend who appears to be a ladies man but can barely keep his personal affair under control?
Thank you but NO, THANKS.
Good night!
