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«moments»

"A thousand moments that I had just taken for granted-
Mostly because I assumed there would be a thousand more"
~ Anonymous

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'Hello.' Dada answered the phone.

He was on this call for quite a while. After a while of being in a daze as to what Nathan had done I soon woke my parents up. They had notified the police and his doctor. The police had sent a search party for him and any updates will be notified immediately. Maybe thats what this call was about.

We wanted to go search for him too but ofcourse the heavy storm had stopped us, or my parents, from going. I so badly wanted to run out our door and search for him but mama kept a firm grip on me. All we could do was hope and pray for my brother to be alright.

'Thank you officer.'

Dada was shivering as he hung up for the cold or the news he heard I didnt know.

'What is it dad?' I asked.

'Stephen whats wrong? Did they find him? Stephen?' mama asked dada, almost begged when he didnt reply immediately.

With a vacant look in his eyes he told us to get into the car.

'But Stephen the storm-' mama began.

'Just get in Anushi.' dada said sternly.

Quietly we all got into the vehicle. As dada took the car out of the driveway he spoke.

'We are going to the hospital.'

The word 'hospital' got everyone panicked. My legs began to shake and I started to bite my nails. Naala was about to burst into tears. After a while dada spoke again.

'They found Nathan.'

There was a collective sigh of relief from everyone.

'But....'

Should have known there would be a but.

'He....he was found mixing with the wrong crowd, taking in drugs.'

I breathed in sharply.

'The police hadnt known it was him until they shot him. Everyone fled and when they went closer to examine him....it was...it was actually Nathan.'

I could hear mama's sobs.

'Natalie am scared now.' Naala whispered into my ears.

'Ssh baby girl its alright.' I hugged her and rocked her back and forth.

'Troy was there with him. He claims to have been preventing him from taking the drugs but we dont know for sure. He is at the hospital right now and,' there was a long pause before dada told me something that made my heart stop, 'They arent sure if he'll survive.'

At the hospital we all rushed to the I.C.U. Troy was there looking like a mess.

'Thank God you guys came. They arent letting me in.'

'Letting you in. You are a murderer! You almost killed my son!' Mama shouted.

I pulled her back before she could lunge at him.

'Mama! Its Troy mama he wouldnt do anything to Nathan.'

'Yeah right who knows whether he was one of those that made my boy take in drugs. Drugs!' she spat out the last word.