“Hello Mom! Why did you call?” I asked after I answered my phone.
We just finished our breakfast and I’m now here at the couch. I have nothing else left to do but to slouch here since I can’t go to work. My hips really hurt.
“Hello Julia…” I can already say that she is crying. What could be the problem now?
“Why are you crying? What happened?” I worriedly asked.
“Your brother Julius…” she said while sniffing. “He’s in the hospital now.”
“What? Why? What happened to him?!”
“He’s okay now. He’s been in an accident. He was hit by a car but the driver escaped. It’s not so serious. Actually he’s fine now aside from his broken arm.”
“That’s good to hear.” I was able to breathe normally again after hearing that, at least it wasn’t so bad.
“But the problem is…we don’t have enough money t
