The Kids Of The Youth Detention Center, Chapter 3, Shivers Down The Spine

When I woke up, it was 1 in the morning, the room was quiet then ever and I heard nothing, it almost got quite worrying . In the corner, I saw Dylan, he was very quiet, which was concerning, since he would always be the one who wakes us up in the morning, I began to feel worried sick. I had to go and see on what was going on and so I did .

” Hi Dylan, how’s it going, man ?”, I said, with a soft and quiet voice .

” Nothing, I’m fine ”, he replied, with a sigh .

” I have heard that word before and it comes from people and kids who are not fine, it’s never the right answer, it’s better to just tell someone about your feelings, I’m all ears ”, I said .

” Okay, it’s about home, I’m missing it too much, I can’t remember the last time I saw my mother or my dad, and sometimes I just think ” What did I do to deserve all of this ?”, he said, with a small gasp and a tear .

” I understand, but you are not the only one here that is feeling like this, we are all humans at the end of the day ”, I replied .

” But you don’t know what it’s like to be torn away from your parents, it’s the worst thing you can ever imagine ”, he said, as he slowly lost his temper .

” I do, believe me, I’ve seen it with my own eyes, it’s not pretty ”, I said .

” All of this effort for nothing, being born and not getting a chance to see the world, it’s the worst feeling ever and I don’t like it, I just want to die and end it all ”, he told me as he started crying .

” No you don’t want to die, it’s really easy to kill yourself and once you have done it, that’s it, you can’t come back, so you shouldn’t end it on a bad note ”, I explained .

” Ok, thank you so much, Detroit, I can’t thank you enough, I don’t know where I would be without you, thank you ”, he said with a smile .

” Hey, no problem, I’m here for you ”, I said. ” Hey, what is up with that pigeon, looks like it had some afro cut, looks like Michael Jackson ”, I said to try and cheer him up .

” Oh yeah, I know right, what the heck ?” he said as he started giggling . ” You know what, I’m really looking forward to seeing my mum again, I just miss her so much, it feels like it’s been forever ” he said .

” Yeah, man, I’m sure she misses you a lot, she’ll be looking forward to seeing you ” I said with a smile .

And suddenly, we got another phone call, so Jay ran and got it, but it was some sad news .

” Hello, this is Jay speaking, how can I help you ?”, he said to the speaker on the phone .

” Hello, this is John, I’m Dylan’s dad, I have some sad news that I need to share with him ”, his dad said .

” Um ok, Dylan, it’s for you ”, Jay answered, as he was telling Dylan .

” Who is it ?”, he asked .

” It’s your father, he wants to speak to you about something ”, Jay replied as he ran over and gave Dylan the phone and Dylan picked it up .

” Hello father, how’s it going ?”, he said .

” Hello, son, I’m afraid I have some terrible news ”, he told him, as he was very sad and you can hear it in his voice .

” What is it, Father ”, Dylan asked as he felt nervous for what was gonna pop up next .

” Your mother is very sick ”, his father replied .

Then Dylan stopped and didn’t believe him at first .

” What, she can’t be, tell me that it’s not true ”, he said .

” No, it’s true, we just took her to the hospital and we have been told that she’s gonna die, but she told me to tell you that she’ll always be supporting you and she loves you ”, he replied .

” Oh my god, oh my god, no, please, tell her to wait for me, she can’t die now, I didn’t tell her that I loved her, can you get her for me ?” Dylan said, as he broke down . Then suddenly, the dad stopped talking and the phone connection went all glitchy .

” Dad, are you there , talk to me ”, he shouted .

” I’m sorry, son, I can’t tell her ”, he answered .

” Why not ?”, Dylan asked .

” Because she’s dead, I’m sorry, son, she’s gone ” he replied .

” What, no, nooooooo ”, Dylan screamed, and he cried some more until he ran out of tears .

” I’m sorry, son, I have to go now, the nurse is calling me ”, his father said, as he quickly put the phone down . I saw the absolute fear on Dylan’s face, he cried so much that you can see his skull, I felt very sorry for him . And Dylan leaned against the door whilst crying . I had to go and talk to him .

” I’m so sorry, it must be hard, I know what it’s like to lose someone ”, I said .

” Yeah, I felt like I just lost a part of me, and I’ll never get it back ”, he said, as he tried to pull himself together .

” Yeah, but listen to me, I’m sure that she is so proud of everything that you have achieved ”, I told him, as I looked at him .

” What, what if she isn’t happy about me, getting admitted to this horrible place, she’d die disappointed, disappointed of her own son, and I’m the purpose of that ”, he explained, as he started panicking .

” No, I’m sure that she’ll understand, and she’ll forgive you on this occasion, I’m sure of it ”, I said .

” Yeah ?”, he asked, with a hopeful expression on his face.

” Yes, I know what we should do ”, I said .

” What shall we do ?”, he asked, as he got a bit excited .

” In honor of your mother, we should light up a lantern ”, I suggested .

” Yeah, we should, thanks for coming up with this idea, you are ever so kind ”, he replied . So with that, we lit up a lantern to give Dylan’s mum a good send off, and it was beautiful and it lifted Dylan’s spirits, which was good . The gold light was shimmering in our eyes .

” Wow, I never knew that gold could be so beautiful ”, Dylan said, as a tear was building up in his eye .

” Yeah, me too ”, I said .

That’s another day gone, tomorrow is another day .

End of chapter 3 .