where is IT?

mommy i heard a cry last night. a wolf's cry echoing in the valley below. i was scared.  i took my pillow's ear and chewed it fervently. i wish you were there to soothe me. i hugged my knees and silently cried. my toes became numb as i sat on the cold floor, in a corner of the room. did i tell you before, that the window i my room is broken and its a deep valley outside. it scares me on nights like this one. mommy are you listening to me. mommy !

how foolish i was to talk into a receiver of a telephone that responded nothing but echoed back my own voice and was accompanied with an occasional, haunting beep.