my version of what happened that day

She sat there, scribbling some notes on a paper, thinking about the homework for the next subject which she wasn’t able to accomplish. It was just an ordinary Friday morning, or was it???!!

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And then finally the teacher arrived, her agitation just grew more each passing minute. She can’t do it now, she’s sitting at the front row and her teacher would surely see her. Oh how she regretted for being so lazy the night before. Then the moment came, the teacher immediately asked all the students to pass their homework. Suddenly the teacher approached her, she didn’t know what to do, she had nothing to pass. But what the teacher asked her to do was beyond confusing for her, she was asked to leave the class and go home. She was so confused and started to ask questions, but the teacher just told her to hurry up because her mother was waiting. So she gathered up her things and left the class trying to think of her teacher’s odd behavior. Why was she asked to leave the class early? But then she realized it was good anyway because she didn’t make the homework, and it was the last subject, she was tired and wanted to go home.

While descending the steps of the school lobby, she saw her elder cousin waiting for her at the bottom of the stairs. Now she’s very much confused, why did her cousin pick her up from school? When she started to ask questions again, her cousin just told her to hurry because her mother is waiting, they have to go somewhere. Although she had no idea what exactly was going on, she just kept quiet and followed her cousin until they were outside the school gates. Then when she saw the car which her cousin was approaching to, she thought there must be some mistake. Why is her cousin (from her mother’s side) using the car of her other cousin from her father’s side? That day which she once thought to be just an ordinary day became so complicated. Nevertheless, she still remained quiet and got in the back seat of the car. The ride home seemed to be awkward, music was playing over the car radio, but her cousin never spoke a word. Finally, they reached home. She immediately noticed that there were so many people in their house, still she tried not to mind it. She got out of the car and went inside.

The first thing she noticed when she reached the wide-opened door was that their living room was totally empty and there was a huge carpet at the center. Then her first thought was, "oh yeah, the christmas party.", she almost forgot about that. But the moment she turned right, there she saw her mother, sitting in the sofa crying out her name so loud that she got frightened and dropped her school bag and everything she was carrying. Instinct led her to sit on her mother’s lap and hug her so tightly. Then her mother was starting to say words which she could hardly understand, "He left us Dai, your father left us! He’s gone! He’s gone!". Those simple words became the most difficult to understand. Her mother was crying so hard and was hugging her so tightly. So many thoughts entered her mind, what could have happened. She took a glimpse outside and looked for their car, it was missing, could it be an accident? Then suddenly, like a lightning flash, it hit her at the very center of her heart… Her father was dead. How can that be? This must be just a dream, a nightmare! But she could feel her mother’s tight hug, her tears falling, her heart breaking, her body shivering, and her mind trying to find answers.

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That was the most unforgettable day of my life. It was DECEMBER 17, 1999, the day my father died; the day when i thought my heart would break, and my world would end. He died of MI (Myocardial Infarction), or commonly known as heart attack, and not from a car accident which I first thought.