Ps. The events that led to this blog post being created are real…they took place so close to the heart and still hurt! They started with “that one phone call….”
We are in the car, heading to town, to work
Suddenly, the phone rings and the voice on the other side
Tells us, on this side, that we have a problem!
(hearts are now thumping in the chests!!!)
– End of first phone call. –
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Taking the last corner around the block to work,
Another call comes in, from the same person!!!
They say that somebody close to us, is very sick
And an ambulance has been called to evacuate them to the hospital
And also, somebody should be sent to take care of the incoming sick person!
- End of second phone call. –
Now, we are finally at our desks at work
But deep down, I feel it in my heart that something just might go amiss!!!
I’m called to assist out sending transport money to the other person we talked about…the one meant to go and be the bedside and call of the incoming sick person, which I do.
It is now that I notice something I am very familiar with…and the end result of this, isn’t usually very good!!!
The head of somebody very close to me, is clasped together in their palms and they look very worried!!!
I take my seat, to have my breakfast…
No sooner had I sat down taking my sip of chai and bread than I heard a bellow out saying, “our incoming sick person has just died”!!!
In that moment, I froze!!!
I literally remained holding my bread in my right arm and the cup of chai in my left arm!!!
The shock hadn’t fully set in yet…and so, I was on my feet now, going towards the person that made that revelation…to try and ascertain if what I heard was actually what happened!!!
Why did I write about all this?
And with a particular focus, on that one particular phone call, to be exact?
It’s because of that particular ringtone of the phone that I kept on hearing throughout that day and week!
It got registered in my head as a sound of alarm…whether anything is the trouble or not!
Whenever the phone rings and I hear that sound, my mind keeps on being taken back to that day, when all the above happened…
That’s the power of sound, in this instance, from that one phone call!!!
Whether this will ever stop, I can’t really tell…
Whether I’ll ever stop thinking about that day and moment, I can’t really tell…
Whether I am still traumatized or not, I am sure I am…
That sounds quite distressing. Hope you are all fine.
😍😍 yes, I am.
I remember getting a call like that several years ago. It’s like a punch in the gut. You can’t even process it for a while. You’re just frozen like a deer in headlights.
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Wow. That is so powerful. Thank you for giving us a look into such an intimate moment in your life. We’ve all gone through things like this if we’ve lived long enough, and it’s very hard.
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You have such a gift with words my friend, I do recognize that feeling! Hope that you are alright 🙂
😩😩😌😌 I’m better now!
Telephone calls stress me out. That phone call that you received can cause serious anxiety. I hope all is well.
😌😩 yyyeeeaahhhhh…it’s all better now.
I can relate but what I got was not a phone call, but a barrage of messages. Until the last one that read, “Liza has gone to heaven.” I was numbed. It has been a month and a half and I am not still over the loss of my best friend.
😩😌 oh no!
I have similar issues with phone calls that I get from people who don’t call very often. Because their calls are so rare, I expect the worse. It’s usually not the case, but the news has been bad before so I am always prepared for the negative.
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I don’t like phone calls either. I only answer if it is a number that I recognize.
I am sorry for what you have gone through here. I
😩😌 it’s alright.
You captured how stressful it was perfectly. So traumatizing!
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We all have experienced phone calls that make our hearts drop. This sounds very difficult. Hope you’re alright.
😩😌 I’m better now!
I hope you are ok! Sounds very stressful.
😩😌 I’m getting better now!
That is so stressful. Always be careful. I hope you are OK.
😩😌 yyyeeeaahhhh!
I hate talking on the phone and this call made me so anxious! Hope all is well!
😩😌 yyyeeeaaahhhhh….it’s getting better!
So sorry for your loss (if I understood it correctly) but I can totally relate with you dreading every time my phone rings since I feel it’s another bad news.
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