"please! save my son, he's

my only son!" mother yelled,

the panic on her voice never seemed

to fade.

her eyes pace back and forth, sweat

dripping and her hair wet from the rain.

her heart was beating fast, no..! he can't

lose her only son! there is no way she can

lose her only child!

ai was at a loss of words. eyes colorless as

the scene in the middle of the downpour of

rain resurfaced on her head—

it was like a leech, unremovable and

painful to withstand.

she was shivering cold as she held unto

his orange and black headphones, a soaked

black jacket and a soaked backpack.

the continuous screams of desperation,

agony,

pain,

doubt,

and hopelessness—

was all on mother's face.

ai turns deaf at these screams. silent, she refuses

to budge, but continues to breathe.

today was a day mother and ai might lose

both a son and a boyfriend.