Annoying Phone Call

Annoying Phone Call

Back to September 2014, the first month I came to Hebron Academy, my dear parents left me alone in this place in the middle of nowhere. The kids in here seem strange because I was afraid that I can not interact with them with my English skill, and I don’t really want to play with these Chinese kids either as they seem really noisy and annoying. I feel really lonely. In the meantime, my parents went to the one of the most dangerous national park in the world: Yellowstone National Park. This made me worried even more. I can not imagine how dangerous is Yellowstone National Park: the geyser that hot as the hellfire that can cook you in 1 second; the wild animals, like bear, can tear you up and eat you except your bone; the cliff, deep as the abyss, once you fall off, you can never come back. These scene has been flashing through my mind over and over, and I started to apply it to my own parents, which I still can not figure out why, with the help of my sentimental mind.

“Oh god… This can not be happening…. This too… My parents won’t fall into the geyser… Hope my parents are safe…”

In the first day of their Yellowstone trip, I called my parents to ask them how is the park. They answered with extreme excitement that I have never seen before when they are visiting some national parks in China:

“ You can not imagine how beautiful this park is even we are still on the edge of the park. Everywhere seems so natural, well-protected. You should come next time.”

I’m not in the mood of discussion how beautiful the park is, I answered: “okay…okay… I will come. But is you and my dad safe?”

“Don’t worry boy. We can not be safe any more than we are right now. Don’t worry. ”

I hanged off the phone after saying goodbye. Although they are not in the park right now, I still felt worried after hanging the phone. The scenes keep flashing in my mind. I try to get rid of them, but they are so stubborn, like the stains on your cloth that you can never obliterate. One part of my mind knows that my parents will be fine, but the another part of my mind keeps worrying because they are my only support and friends right now, I don’t want to lose them. This makes me feel unsettled, and I have no mood to study anymore.

Next day, I called them again. My parents feel a little bit surprised:

“Oh dear, you don’t have any class today?”

“Yes, I have. But not hard.” I answered. “How is your day? Are you safe?”

“Don’t worry haha. We are safe. We visited one of the geysers today and it is spectacular!” My mom answered with a joyful tone.

After hearing geyser, I can not hold on to myself anymore. The scene that my parents fall into geyser keeps flashing in my mind and it scared me. I answered with a little bit fear:

“Are you and my dad safe? The geyser is hot and be careful to not fall into the geyser.”

“Don’t worry. The fences protect as from falling into the geyser..” My mom answered. “But what’s wrong with you? Why you are worrying so much?”

“ I don’t know…” I answered.

“Don’t worry too much and focus on your academic work. We are both safe.”

My mom hanged off the phone right after the last word she said. I feel a little bit disappointed because they seem a little bit angry and not appreciating my care to them. Anyway, I still feel happy and relieved that they are safe.

The thing starts to change after 2 days, when I call them regularly to talk some daily life with them, the phone responded that their cell phone were shut down. I can not find them. I sent tons of text message, voice message to them, but there’s no reply. I started to feel panic. The scenes started to flash in my mind again: I imagine they fell into the geyser that the hellfire cooked them; I imagine that their bus gets attacked by bears; I imagine they fallen off from a bottomless cliff. I can not even sleep at night, I felt like I lost a support, my dearest people.

3 days later, my phone ringed. Unexpectedly, I received a reply from my mom. I was too eager to talk to them that I don’t even open the voice message; instead, I called them right away. When the call is connected, my parents shout to me angrily:

“Are you fine? Why did you send like a million message to us? We just lost cell phone signal for a few days. Why you are so worried?”

“ Oh.. Sorry… I just don’t want you and my dad to be hurt.”

“ I told you don’t be worried and focus on your academic work! Why you still worrying? You have more important thing to do! We are adults and can handle our safety” My mom continued to shout to me.

“ I know, I know.” I was disappointed. “I now know you are safe. I will focus on my study..”

“Then go focus on your own school life!”

After this thing, I realized that I was too worried and sentimental about the things that are uncertain. I love my parents, but it’s too much and redundant if I worry about them every day even if they are safe and complete. Loving your parents and being careful is good, but don’t do it too much, or you might annoy, or hurt yourself, and the person, the people you care, you love.