Last Night

Last night whilst you were getting ready for bed or already in bed, tucked under the covers, the phone rang at my house and the news spoken from sender to receiver sent my whole family reeling. We acted quick! Grabbing only our jackets and phones, we raced to the car and drove to the hospital.

It was 90 minutes after I had gotten home after seeing her last. How can things take a turn for the worse after 90 minutes? 10pm right on the dot is when the phone rang.

Walking into the room, everyone was in tears, as expected.
It was a sight beyond belief to be honest.
My mum walked over to the bed and broke down hugging the lifeless figure that lay on the bed.
Seeing my mum break down flicked a switch in me and that broke me too.

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I broke down earlier this morning.
My boss told me to go home but I didn't want to go.
I needed a distraction.
I needed to do work as much as my mind was not up for it.
In my heart and my mind, I knew that if I were to leave this building, I would be going anywhere but Home.
One of my best friends from work lead me into a room and calmed me down, putting a smile on my face.
She's been through all this before when she lost her dad late last year.
She knows what I'm going through.
I'm glad she was here. I'm glad that she is here.