The Unthinkable
On Saturday night I received a phone call from my very good friend, George. I thought it was strange that he would be calling me so late (midnight) because we typically communicate through text or Facebook message unless he is in town visiting (he moved to Michigan a little over a year ago) however, I had texted him earlier in the day so maybe he was calling because of that. Wrong. I answered with a hint of concern and confusion in my voice. The first thing he says is "Hey, are you with Daniel?" I reply with "yeah, I'm at home but he's asleep already." He then says "what are you doing?" I say "I'm eating ice cream right now but I gotta go to bed soon, what's up?" He asks "have you heard?" I'm confused and curious at the same time "heard what?" "Have you heard what happened?" Now I'm worried that something bad has happened to one of our friends "no, what happened?!" He tells me the most horrific thing that anyone close to me has ever had to experience... "My Mother and Grandmother were murdered." "WHAT?!" He repeats the same scentence. "What?! Who murdered them?" I'm thinking the house had a burglary and they were killed in the middle of the break in but the response is much worse. "My uncle killed both of them and then killed himself." I can only think to say "oh my god! I'm so sorry, do you want to come over?" He declines my invite saying "it's ok, just please have Daniel call me as soon as he can and I'll see you guys tomorrow."
This is the worst phone conversation I have ever had. So brief, but so heavy.
I don't know what to say or think, my heart aches so much for George; he's such a good guy and although I never had the pleasure of meeting her, I always heard how sweet his mother was. She did not deserve this, and he certainly did not deserve this either. What makes it worse is that now George at the age of 26 has neither of his parents in his life; his father passed away several years ago from an unexpected heart attack. No one should have to see both of their parents buried before the age of 30.
I have to say that George is handeling things quite well, while all of us who are close with him are having a really hard time accepting the whole scenario. I think things haven't fully sunken in yet for George, and that's part of why he's been able to keep his composure. What I do know is he is at peace with the fact that he had spoken to his mom earlier that day and told her he loved her and now his mother and father will be reunited in the afterlife.
This is the worst phone conversation I have ever had. So brief, but so heavy.
I don't know what to say or think, my heart aches so much for George; he's such a good guy and although I never had the pleasure of meeting her, I always heard how sweet his mother was. She did not deserve this, and he certainly did not deserve this either. What makes it worse is that now George at the age of 26 has neither of his parents in his life; his father passed away several years ago from an unexpected heart attack. No one should have to see both of their parents buried before the age of 30.
I have to say that George is handeling things quite well, while all of us who are close with him are having a really hard time accepting the whole scenario. I think things haven't fully sunken in yet for George, and that's part of why he's been able to keep his composure. What I do know is he is at peace with the fact that he had spoken to his mom earlier that day and told her he loved her and now his mother and father will be reunited in the afterlife.