The Aftermath

Tuesday morning bright and early, the alarm on Shonda’s phone went off. It was time to start a fresh an beautiful day. The due drops, were still fresh on both plans and trees alike. She came out of her room and headed straight to the bathroom. She changed and headed down stairs. To her surprise her mom wasn’t in the kitchen. She headed towards her mom’s room. She knocked on the door but there was no reply. She knocked yet again still no answer. She opened the door, to find an empty bedroom.

She then went back to the kitchen. There she saw a note attached to the fridge. Stacy stated that breakfast was in the microwave. She left home in a hurry. She had gotten a call from work, which indicated she needed to be there as soon as possible. Thankfully, over the night, they had gotten most of the debris of the road way, where they lived. Shonda had school that day and so after eating she left for school. Unknowing to her, the school compound had been transform into a temporary housing facility, for families whom houses were severely damaged.

She walked up to the gate. The security guard stopped her before she could enter. The officer told her that school was closed until further notice. She was shocked at those words. She was really looking forward to classes on that day. She backed always from the gate. Headed down the street from which she just came. When she was almost at the corner to get a taxi, she saw a strange car followed beside her. She began to walk faster, the streets were deserted- thus no one noticed what was transpiring.

She was now moving even faster than before. More so like a run at a steady pace. She finally got to the corner. She flagged down the first taxi in sight. When the taxi came to a halt , she told the driver her destination. She was relieved when he told her to get in. She sat in the car, he heart was pounding like a race horse on the tracks. The driver glances at the rare-view mirror and noticed she looked pale. He quickly asked if she was ok. She was in a state of shock so she did not hear him.

He asked her again. Miss are you alright? She said no! Take me to the police station. The driver’s parental instincts kicked in immediately. He drove at a speed of 90km/h(kilometres per hour). He took her to the closest police station her could find. When they arrived there she was too shaken up to walk on her own, so he walked her inside. On entering the doors a female officer instantly came over. She identified her self as WPC.Williams. The driver then went ahead, telling the officer, that he picked her up at the corner of Victoria Avenue and Tragrette Road.

He noticed she looked pale. Which lead to him asking her if she was alright. She told him no. She wanted to be taken to the station. She walked up to Shonda and asked for her name in the most kind, caring way. She was still in shock. The officer got her a bottled water. She drank a mouthful. The then answered. My name is Shonda Michael. She asked for her mother’s name and contact. The officer told the driver he could leave. Then she proceeded to call Stacy to the station, before questioning her daughter,- a minor!

Stacy saw the stranger number dialing her phone. She answered and was shocked. Why was her daughter at the station. She quickly took a leave of absence and headed to the police post. On her way over there a million questions ran through her taught. Mainly, what could Shonda have done, to be at a police station at the beginning of a school day? It took her half an hour to get to the station. When she got there, she saw her daughter’s facial expression. She knew without a doubt that something bad had happen. Call it a mother’s instincts.

Shonda sat quietly in the corner on one of the chairs awaiting her mother’s arrival. She glanced a figure at the corner of her eyes. When she looked up it was her mom. Just like that it was like some one turned on a tap. Shonda began to cry uncontrollably. The more she dabbed it dry, more tears kept streaming down her cheeks. Her mom ran to her and hugged her tightly. She reassured her that she would be fine. Finally she simmered and the tares ceased. WPC. Williams came up to Stacy and told her what happened and how her daughter got there.

She said, that there was more to what had taken place, but it was against the law to question a minor without a parent present. Stacy understood this. Officer Williams took both parent and teenager into her office where the could talk in private. Shonda revealed to them the details of why she was not at school and her demise as she was on her way to get a taxi to return home. The office asked Shonda a few questions. What colour was the car? Could she see the driver? Does she remember the license plate number? After giving the officer all the details she remembered. The put out a BOLO (Be on the look out).