Early one morning, Jacob was woken up by a commotion outside his house. He looked out of the window and saw a small crowd gathered near his neighbor Mr. Brown.
Jacob went to the living room and asked his mom about it.
Mr. Brown and his family had gone to Manchester last week. Unfortunately, their son, Liam went missing there.
They looked for him for four days but he has still not been found. Mr. Brown is in Manchester and is looking out for Liam. Mrs. Brown has returned in case somebody calls home with some information about him," explained his mom.
"have they informed the police about it?" asked Jacob.
"Yes The police are looking for him but they haven't got any leads as yet.
Manchester is a crowded city. Liam could be anywhere," said his mother, worries for the boy.
Six-years-old Liam was Jacob's friend. He was a nice guy and well liked by everyone in the neighborhood
Even as he went through his daily routine, Jacob continued to worry about Liam.
He ate breakfast glumly and then left for school.At school, Jacob's friends noticed him looking sad. When they asked him what had happened. Jacob told them about Liam.
They tried consoling him but his mood remained unchanged.
When he returned home that evening, Jacob learned that there was still no news about Liam.
Later that evening, when Jacob's father returned from work, Jacob's mother said, "Poor Mrs. Brown! she has been crying all day. I wish we could help."
"There's nothing much we can do," said Jacob's father. "The police and Mr. Brown are trying their best to find Liam."
When his father went to freshen up, Jacob took his phone and started playing with it.
Suddenly, an idea occurred to him.
"We can help find Liam!" exclaimed Jacob.
His parents were puzzled.
"How can we do that?" asked his mother.
"Using technology," said Jacob, smiling, "we can share Liam's photos and details on all social media like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and WhatsApp.
We can request people to forward it to everyone on their list,
thus forming a chain. this way, we'll a better chance of finding him," said Jacob.
"This sounds like a good idea but the police have already broadcast his photo on television," said his father.
"But dad, these days people check their phone more frequently than they watch TV," said Jacob.
Jacob's parents were convinced. They went to Mrs. Brown and told her about the idea. She agreed to give it a try.
She gave them a photo of Liam, which Jacob shard on all the apps from his father's phone. Along with the photo, Jacob included some basic information about Liam. Jacob included the contact details and a request to forward the message to others.
after two days, someone messaged Jacob's father on Facebook informing him that a boy resembling Liam was seen at an Old age home in Manchester.
The boy had been lost on the beach and could not tell about his parents or his hotel.
Immediately, Jacob's father informed Mr. Brown and then left for Manchester to helm him. On reaching, they found Liam in the Old age home.
As soon as he saw his father, Liam ran to him. Mr. Brown was elated to finally have found his son.
While Liam spoke to his mother over the phone, his father called up the person who had given the information about Liam and thanked him.
Mr. Brown then spoke to Jacob over the phone "Thanks to your idea we were able to find Liam," he said gratefully.
Jacob was proud as he had used technology in the right way!
THE END
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