Frank Calling

(I am nocturnal and rarely wake up before 10 am. My phone rings at 8:30 am and, barely conscious, I answer it without opening my eyes.)

Me: “Hello?”

Caller: “Hi, can I talk to Frank?”

Me: *befuddled* “Why do you want to talk to my mom’s cat?”

Caller: “I— what?”

Me: “Frank is a cat.”

Caller: “Frank is a CAT?”

Me: “Yep.”

Caller: “I— I think I have the wrong number.”

Me: “I think so, too.”