Main character – Jack.
When I finally got the door to open I was terrified of what might be waiting on the other side. With that second phone call and that loud thud even the must rational person's mind would go crazy with fear. She looked dead, and for a moment I think she is, but than I see her body raise and fall with the movements of her breathing.
"Mom!" I call out while rushing towards her. I felt like an idiot for standing at the doorway so long doing nothing but staring at her. I knelt down beside her taking a hold of her hand gently, but firmly shaking it.
"Mom wake up!" No response of any kind. Well besides being an insamantic she always wakes up quite easily. I remember as a child she would rush in my room at even the smallest noise I made, even if I did it unknowingly while I slept. She would ignore all the expert books that told her to let things like that past, but no she would faithfully check to see if I was all right. She's a wonderful mother and I just killed her.
Why hadn't I gone in when the first phone call came!? Why did I have to be so stubborn like Fi always claims me to be? If Fi were here this scene would not be happening. She would have noticed something was wrong (whatever it may be) hours before the call. Well it's not my fault I don't have some kind of strange sixth sense ability like her! Jack you need to calm down and get mom help now.
I took her pulse and to my horror discovered it was uneven. Then I noticed the seat pouring down her face, she was absolutely soaked. I yank at the sheets from the bed and gently rub her face with the fabric. The moment I wipe the seat away more immediately reappears in its place. She still hadn't awoke, let alone moved.
"Come on mom open your eyes." I half except her to wake up, stand up, and strike up a conversation has if nothing had just happened. Of course that does not happen. 911! Why hadn't I thought of that sooner!?
"I'll be right back mom, ok?" I say while pulling myself off of the floor and rushing out the door. I grab the phone from the cradle and push the three numbers that would hopefully end this nightmare. No one is picking up, no recorded message of please stay on the line your call is important to us. Did I dial the right number? Isn't this the place that helps in emergency situations? I slam my finger down on the discount button. Then re-dial the numbers, the same result of nothing occurs. I want to check on mom but the phone won't reach that far. Why in the hell did we have to be the only family without a cordless phone!? We had the cell phones up until three days ago then all there batteries died. We were going to pick up new ones later today while running a few errands. Knowing Fi she would start rambling on that someone or something was making sure mom didn't get the help she needed.
I return the phone to the holder with such force the small table it sits on shakes back and forth. There has to be something I can do besides listening to ringing in my ear. I stand their moment trying to think of something, anything! I may have high grades and be categorized as smart, but I can't deal with high-pressure situations like this. Wait a minute, why hadn't I thought of this sooner!? I could call my practical surrogate parents the Bells.
I run back to the bedroom praying everything had been fixed and returned to normal. Or that mom was still sleeping in bed and all this was some fucked up dream. Everything was the same as I had left it moments earlier. It was like time was frozen in that room.
I return to the phone and pick it up for what has to be the hundredth time in the last few moments. My fingers race through the seven familiar digits. Oh God there not picking up! Why!? I became just as, if not more, frustrated as I was while waiting for the 911 operator. I couldn't recall them saying anything about going out of town, our families usually inform each other of that kind of stuff. It was still ringing six, seven, eight rings and still nothing. Why did this have to be so hard? What did I do to deserve this? Then on what had to be the eleventh ring I hear a voice without a doubt still in sleeping mode mutter what could be a hello?