does anybody else remember this story from like 4th grade?
She had just moved away from home and her parents were worried about her being alone in the big city. She had graduated from college and "knew everything" so she said "Don't worry Mom and Dad . . .as soon as I get a phone, I'll call!" She got a GREAT new apartment on the third floor and immediately called the phone company to start service. It wasn't over ten minutes later when the phone rang . . ."What great service. It's already started my phone . . ." But when she answered, came a mysterious voice "I . . . am the Viper . . . your turn is TODAY! . . ." She quickly hung up and couldn't believe what she had gotten herself into. She picked up the phone again to call for help . . . but NO dial tone. She quickly locked all the doors and went to the window to see if she could contact anyone below but the streets were empty. Just then the phone rang again. She picked it up and heard "I . . . am the Viper . . . I am on the first floor, I will be at your place soon! . . ." She screamed and tried to find something to protect herself with. She ran to the window again and this time an old man was standing on the street . . . "Call the police! I'm on the third floor and someone is trying to kill me!" Just then the phone rang again . . . "I . . . am the Viper . . . and I am on the second floor. . . YOU are NEXT! . . ." She was completely panicked. She just curled up in the corner and cried. . . Then came the banging on her door . . . What should she do? Was it the police that the old man had summoned OR . . . Was it the VIPER? . . . She figured that she had to find out. She rushed to the door, undid all the locks and opened the door . . . There stood a straggly dressed man with a strange tool in his hand! He looked at her with a snaggle-toothed grin and said "I . . . AM . .. THE VIPER! . . . I am here to VASH AND VIPE YOUR VINDOWS . . ."