Chapter 1
Janet murmured and walked to the phone to call ambulance.
It was a rainy summer. It rained far too much for this time of a year. Simon Bennett was already soaked when he arrived at home. 'Simon, why haven't you called?', his mum said when she opened the door. 'I would have caught you.' 'Didn't matter', he said and put down his school bag. 'God, I don't feel well', Simon said and sat down at the kitchen table. 'What's up', his mum Janet asked and felt his forehead. 'You're pretty hot', she said as she felt the temperature of her son. 'I've got a headache', he said. 'I'm gonna go to bed and sleep a while.' 'Okay, I'll wake you up for dinner', she said and watched her son going up the stairs.
She turned back to the kitchen table and looked at her watch. Time for Lesley to come home, she thought just the moment when her 18-year old daughter walked through the door. 'Hey, mum', she said and put her bag next to Simon's. 'Where' Simon?', she asked. 'Upstairs. He didn't feel well', her mother explained. 'Homework?', Lesley nodded and sat down at the kitchen chair to start with Maths.
After two hours homework Lesley finally finished. 'Go wake up your brother. Dinner's nearly finished', her mum said and started making the table ready when she suddenly heard a scream that didn't want to stop. 'Lesley', she asked. She ran upstairs and into the room of her 7-year old son. He lay on the bed and didn't move. His skin was hot and his widened pupils stared at the ceiling. 'Oh my god', Janet murmured and walked to the phone to call ambulance.
