Three other patients were waiting, my shift was nowhere near finished, and I rarely answered unfamiliar numbers.
But something made me check.
“Hello?”
“Ma’am, this is Officer Benny Reyes. I’m calling about your sons.”
My heart nearly stopped.
“What’s happened? Are they alright?”
“Your children are safe,” he answered quickly. “But your older son has been involved in an incident. I need you to come home.”
I gripped the phone.