16/02/2026
Having a very public business and phone number quite often leads to me receiving prank calls. I can always tell they’re pranks because it’s usually kids in a group with their friends laughing in the background and they say some ridiculous things. They clearly don’t think their actions through because they never hide their phone number.
I usually just hang up and forget about it. However, yesterday afternoon I received a call from an “unknown number” so someone had gone to the effort of withholding it. It was, in my opinion, a young woman who sounded very distressed and upset. I think she told me her name was Shabina but it was difficult to make much sense of due to, what sounded like, her hysterically crying.
She asked if this was a funeral service and then went on to tell me she had had an argument with her friend and then she had thrown them off of a bridge. She didn’t say what area or give any details of the friend.
I honestly couldn’t decipher this from prank or reality (so if it was a prank then your acting skills are phenomenal).
Anyway, it was on my mind enough to ring the police and inform them of the phone call - I couldn’t bear the thought of not ringing it in and then later finding out that this was in fact true.
The point of this post is - prank calls are quite frankly ridiculous. It’s something I deal with often.
Please, check on friends and if you know anyone who was upset yesterday talk to them about why. Also, please speak with your children and help them to understand that this sort of thing isn’t acceptable and where I am unsure if it’s a prank or not I will inform the police which could lead to them getting into trouble.
Thanks for taking the time to read.
Em
