After a while, she regained her composure and quickly grabbed the phone, reassembled it, and turned it back on. Amanda's heart pounded as she struggled to dial her mother's number again. Panic and fear overwhelmed her, making it hard to breathe.
The phone started ringing again, and it felt like the longest wait of her life. "Today is such a terrible day," she told herself as she waited for her mother to answer. After what seemed like an eternity, her mother finally picked up.
"Mother, please tell me what happened! Is the baby okay?" Amanda's voice trembled with anxiety.
Mrs. Roberts took a deep breath, trying to calm herself.
—Amanda, it was a very close case.
At that moment, Amanda grew impatient. All she wanted to hear right now was whether her baby was okay. She didn't even know which of her babies had been hurt.
Amanda's heart raced as she heard her mother's trembling voice on the phone.
—Daughter, it was Tyler. He's hurt.
Amanda's heart sank. Panic gripped her as she clutched her