January 16th 2024 was supposed to be another day following the same routine I follow every day. It was 3:28am when I was awoken by a series of loud knocks, filled with despair, waiting for me to respond. A sense of fear and confusion filled my body as I became conscious of the time and saw my dad standing in my doorway with a blank pale face. There was no emotion on his face, but his body was betraying him, as he was shaking and was not able to speak. I was seized with fear and demanded an answer as to why he had woken me up and why he was shaking. "Your grandpa passed away," he said. A feeling of numbness overcame me. My body felt weak, my vision began to blur, and all I could hear was a ring in my ears. My dad looked at me and I could see his mouth moving, but I was not conscious enough to comprehend what was happening at the time.
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"Put your shoes on, we're going to the hospital," he said, trying to remain calm. In a hurry, I grabbed my tennis shoes, but I was unable to tie the laces since my hands were shaking. I rushed out the door behind him with my shoes untied. There was a deep darkness and a much colder air than usual. We were all dead silent on the way there, no word was said. My body was shaking, but not one tear came out of my eyes. I prayed continuously to believe this was a dream, I realized it was all true as soon as we walked through the hospital's emergency entrance. I kept my head down while following my dad to the elevators, trying to avoid eye contact with him. I didn't know how to react or what to say, I felt lost. We were two rooms away when he stopped me and said, "Everything will be okay hija." I could feel the sweat on the palm of my hands and the heart began to race as if I had just run a marathon. I saw my mother's face filled with tears and could hear my grandma's loud mourning cry. I walked in and dropped to my knees next to the hospital bed. There he was, he
"Put your shoes on, we're going to the hospital," he said, trying to remain calm. In a hurry, I grabbed my tennis shoes, but I was unable to tie the laces since my hands were shaking. I rushed out the door behind him with my shoes untied. There was a deep darkness and a much colder air than usual. We were all dead silent on the way there, no word was said. My body was shaking, but not one tear came out of my eyes. I prayed continuously to believe this was a dream, I realized it was all true as soon as we walked through the hospital's emergency entrance. I kept my head down while following my dad to the elevators, trying to avoid eye contact with him. I didn't know how to react or what to say, I felt lost. We were two rooms away when he stopped me and said, "Everything will be okay hija." I could feel the sweat on the palm of my hands and the heart began to race as if I had just run a marathon. I saw my mother's face filled with tears and could hear my grandma's loud mourning cry. I walked in and dropped to my knees next to the hospital bed. There he was, he