“Felix! Are you even listening to me?”
Cindy screeched loudly, and Felix took a deep breath, trying to steady himself. After hearing her last sentence, which was so vague that he had barely understood anything, he was also having difficulty thinking straight.
His heartbeat was thundering in his ears, but he forced his voice to remain calm and composed.
“Cindy! Cindy… listen to me. I need you to calm down first, okay? If you’re panicking like this, I won’t be able to understand what is going on.”
There was a brief pause on the other end of the line, followed by a shaky sob.
“Felix, why don’t you just come home already?! I’m alone… and Mom… she is not well! I don’t know what to do! What kind of a son are you! Will you just let mom… will you let her die on me?!”
Cindy spoke franticall
