that phone call that says something that is up

right before I was getting ready for work, my phone rang and I knew something was off and wrong. this call told me that my Uncle was in the Hospital and so much went running through my mind and i still gotta get word on how he is doing. that phone call can come in the early hours of the morning or the middle of night or late and there is something about that certain phone call that ain't good. it's that Call where somebody on the other end says somebody is hurt, in the Hospital, In Jail, needs a place to crash or even worse Dead. you never know when that phone call is gonna come,but you just know the sound of the phone ain't like that call you get when things are looking good. even now that call is even scary because with Caller ID and you see the Name flash on the screen and that makes it even more dramatic. i have Prayers for my Uncle. and this type of call is one that you just ain't prepared for. what is it about the tone of the phone and the timing of the call that has bad news written all over it? even as a kid I always could tell if the phone call was gonna be a downer. the tone never lies,but sometimes i wish the ring came on delay or just could be all avoided. but that is life and it has the Ups and downs and in betweens and a phone call is no exception. no matter what the time or day.