"Bro... Brother, something... something has happened to our father." Sara was sobbing uncontrollably on the phone, her words broken and disjointed!
"Dad had an accident?" Yusuf suddenly sat up, and Ember also jumped up in alarm.
"Don't panic, don't panic, speak slowly. What happened? Did he get beaten up over debt again?" Yusuf urged, concerned.
"No... no... It seems like there was a burglary at the house, and he's now in the hospital. The hospital just called me, said Dad is in surgery, I don't know the details..." Sara cried.
"Calm down, dress quickly and wait for me at the school. I'm coming to get you." Yusuf's face darkened. Though Felix was a notorious gambler and drinker, he wasn't a bad person—just muddle-headed all his life. But Feliz had been good to his mother, and even to him.
Over the years, Felix had never hit or yelled at his mother, not even during arguments. Aside from his vices, he wasn't malicious.