Chapter 111 - Coming! (1/2)

(Tom's PoV)

No, no, no! I could distinguish the difference of rejecting the call and disconnecting by itself.

What had just happened was not because the call was too long to answer, but because it was rejected!

No!

Anxiously I tried to call the number again, but after three rings, it was rejected again!

I tapped open the message box and typed a short message for Uncle Ben.

'Uncle, it's me. Please, pick up the phone.' Then, I pressed 'Send'.

After sending the message, I waited for several seconds before I resumed calling him. But, my call was rejected again. I was starting to think that my uncle had changed his phone number and my call went to another person. My hope was crushed just like that, but a message came.

'Who are you?'

I widened my eyes. Didn't I already say that it's me? How could he ask me again?

I read my previous message three to four times until I finally realized the mistake I made.

”You're stupid, Tom.” I mumbled to myself as I composed another message for him.

'It's Tom, your nephew. I need your help.'

This time, I didn't have to wait long as a call came in. Only, it used an unfamiliar string of number. I thought that it was for Dr. Gwen, but because I was still waiting for Uncle Ben's call, I decided to pick it up and inform Dr. Gwen later. Of course, I would apologize to the person on the other end of the call since it was not appropriate for me to pick any phone calls other than mine.

But, I was glad I picked it up. As soon as I heard the familiar voice calling out for my name came from the other end, I was near to tear up.

You're a man, damn it!

But, I was not the only one who was on verge of tears. Even though he concealed it, I knew he was crying.

”Are you okay? Where are you?” He asked as soon as my call got through.

”Uncle, I'm fine now. I'm in a hospital in P City.” I told him briefly what had happened to me and to my surprise, Uncle Ben had already been in England for several days.

”I'm coming! Just wait for me!” He said. Before I could tell him that I needed money to pay for my treatment fees during my stay here in this hospital, Uncle Ben had hung up.

I stared at the phone, feeling speechless.