Twilight Songs of the 9mm: the Morning My Parents Were Almost Murdered
I leave for work every morning a little after 5:00AM. My shift starts at 6:00AM. It’s an hour commute and I’m always late. On the rare occasion I actually arrive on time, my coworkers look at me with odd expression and ask “are you alright?” This particular morning I arrived at work at 6:11AM and had just clocked in when my Apple watch tapped my wrist. Mom: “Call me when you have a chance.” I immediately grew worried. In the past whenever my mother accidentally called while I was at work I answered with concern, assuming something bad had happened. She knew not to contact me unless there was an actual emergency. Walking back to the meat department I phoned her. Her voice was shaky. “We just had an emergency situation!” My hands began to tremble and my legs were unstable. I kept walking until I arrived in the office and came face-to-face with the assistant market m...