When the World stops.

Do you know the feeling when everything stops moving around you? When the whole house is quiet but you can hear the sirens' voices coming from outside? When You know exactly where the emercency vehicles are going and why..? When you know the person who had been hurt is someone you really care about, even love? ..and you can't do anything but wait. Watch, listen and wait.

I do.

The worst minutes in my entire life, 3.45pm - 4.03pm, today.

3.45pm, the girls were sleeping and H was having a playdate at his friend's house. I was drawing on the kitchen table. My cell phone rang. I picked up my phone. "Hey, there had been an accident.." At this time I was thinking, "okay, probably I have to pick up H" (that's what usually happens). "Can you get in touch with D(addy) H has hit his head to a corner and there is and ambulance coming.. he might need some sticthes".

3.46pm, I'm calling to D. No answer. Breath Johanna Breath! I was staring at the phone in my hand.

3.47pm, Calling again. D Finally picks up. "You should go there immediately.. ambulance..."

3.48-3.52, I saw two ambulances, one police car and one fire truck on their way to H's friend's house. With their sirens and emergency lights on. The house was quiet. I can't do anything but look and listen.

3.54pm, My phone rang again. "Do you know where D is? Is he going to be here soon?"
              "Yes, I just saw his car passing by our house. He's gonna be there in any second"

4.03pm, My phone rang one more time. "Hey, how are you? H is going to be fine. Does M(om) know what has happened?" "I don't know if she knows"

Okay. I made this sound much worst than it is. Just three sticthes on the head and that's all. But the feeling when the things in the first couple of lines happens and also when you have to tell someone that something happened to his son is awfull.