The 2:17 A.M. Highway Call

People say this really happened on a highway in India. A night security

guard used to receive phone calls at exactly 2:17 a.m. No voice. Just breathing.

Every night. Thinking it was a prank, he ignored it—until one night,

the caller spoke. A soft voice said, “Why didn’t you stop the car?” The guard froze.

He had never told anyone about the accident he witnessed years ago— a hit-and-run on

that same highway. He never helped. He just walked away. The next night, the call came again.

This time the voice whispered, “I’m standing behind you now.” The guard turned

around. No one was there. But the phone rang… from inside his security cabin—