Phone on the Wall
Phone on the Wall Irritated from the sound ringing off the wall. The phone awaited me as I dragged my low darkened figure into the kitchen. “Open up, I’m at the front door” Silence. Buzzing. In a confused panic I debated on whether to answer. As I peeled back the door the words I heard next would forever changed my life. “You’re parents…” “They were in an accident.” Every sound around me muted. My knees felt like jelly. Every breathe Keeping me stable Keeping me sane. My mind left my body as I found myself in a car on my way to the destination. Drifting off like a dark cloud on a rainy day. Emotions rushing in like a wave then flooding back into the abyss. Feeling everything and nothing all at once. The moment I saw them side by side. Divided by a wall of fabric. I had no words to say. Just loud echo's of nothingness. Filling my mind like an empty cave. Specks of glass still covered my mom's fragile body. As I walked over...