I walked down to the library around 11:30 to drop off a couple of DVDs that are due today. As I was walking back home, past the park, I heard a girl scream. It was short and I couldn't tell if it was joking or real. It was followed by silence and I couldn't see a thing in the park, because it was too dark.

I figured it was probably just kids being stupid, but I decided that I wouldn't be able to live with myself if it was something worse and I'd done nothing. So I got out my cellphone and called it in. The police station was only a few blocks away, so it wouldn't be a big thing to send a car out to check on things.

I really hope it was nothing.