Descent into madness Part 2 (The trigger) posted 11/8/2007 6:50:37 PM | 7 kudos what's this?     report abuse tagged: true, madness

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Ken woke up to the sound of his father on the phone. Whatever it was, it wasn't good.

"How? What happened?" He asked. Ken didn't know the topic of the conversation, but he could hear a hysterical voice on the other end from clear across the room. And the tone of his father's voice wasn't good.

When the conversation was over, Ken's father hung up the phone and grew quiet.

"Sit down..." Ken took a seat as his father broke the news to him. Ken's nephew, the closest thing he would ever have to a son, had passed away this morning from what would later be determined to be Krohn's disease. The news hit Ken like a truck. Blindsided by this devestating news, he began to lose touch with reality.

Was this really happening? It had to be some sick nightmare or a joke. Ken kept hoping he would wake up and be back in the bus station waiting for his ride home. It couldn't be possible. Austin didn't deserve to die.

At his sister's home, everyone was gathered. Cousins, Aunts, uncles, distant relatives. All mourning and trying to be there for each other. Most everyone was crying, with the exception of Ken. He held it in, believing he had to be strong for the family now. He could mourn later.

"It's ok to cry." His cousin Crystal told him. But Ken held it in, and instead approached Teresa, Austin's mother.

"I'll go get Sara from school?" Ken told Teresa. She nodded.

"Thanks."

Sara knew something wasn't right when she saw Ken picking her up. But she was glad to see him. With a big hug, she got in the car.

Sara was chattering about school, her grades, and many other things on her mind. All Ken could think about was how to tell this darling little girl that her only brother was gone, and he wasn't coming back. As he pulled into the driveway, Sara grew quiet. The multitude of vehicles in the driveway told her something was definitely not right.

It had already been determined that Teresa would break the news to Sara. Like a coward, Ken walked into the other room.

It didn't help.

Ken couldn't hear Teresa's words. But when she was finished, Sara broke down, crying and screaming. The cries coming from that little girl caused an array of emotions for Ken. Something deep within him had just disappeared, possibly for good. What was once important became trivial. The world had shown it's true colors to Ken. And the ugliness was more than he could bear. What was the point in caring about anyone if it only led to this? If those we care so much about could be ripped from us so easily, why even try to be happy?

Her screams echoed in Ken's mind for days. Still to this day, he hears them sometimes in his dreams.

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