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M
akingthekids’
sandwiches,
I layeredon
cheeseandpickle.
‘I can’twaitfor
Historytoday,’
mysonMylo,11,toldme,
hoveringnearby.
It wasMay
2019,andhewas
inhisfirstyearof
secondaryschool.
Healready
lovedHistory,
Scienceand
Technology,was
topof theclass.He
wantedto make
computergames
whenhewasolder.
I was so proud.
Wrapping the sandwiches,
I slipped them into his blue,
plastic lunchbox and popped
theminto his Nike rucksack,
withhis biscuit tin for Food
Techand his textbooks.
‘You’re ready,’ I smiled,
kissing Mylo on the cheek.
Bynow, he was confident
enough to walk the 30 minutes
to school on his own and
oftenmet with some older
kidson the way.
Heaving his rucksack
ontohis back, he strolled
outof the door.
I got his younger siblings
Amber, 8, and Riley, 6, ready
forschool.
But,as I was about to leave,
myphone rang.
It was a receptionist from
Mylo’sschool.
‘Isthat Miss Fryett?’
sheasked.
‘Yes...’ I said, panicking.
‘It’sMylo. He’s been hit
bya car,’shesaidto me.
Mylo’sphonehadbeenoff,
buthismatescalledtheschool
to getholdof me,to saywhere
hewas,what’dhappened.
‘Youneedto gettherenow,’
shecontinued,seriously.
ButI barely
heardher
lastwords.
Myhands
startedshaking,
mywholebody
freezingup.
Droppingmy
phone,I crumpled
to thefloor,
thinkingtheworst.
I couldn’t
breathe,
couldn’t talk.
I just knew I had
to get to my boy.
My partner of six
years – Carl, 38–
ran downstairs.
‘What’s
happened?’ he
asked, concerned.
‘It’s Mylo.
I’ll explain
on the
way,’ I said,
trying to
catch my
breath.
We put
Amber and
Riley in the
car and
drove to
the scene.
‘What’s
up with
Mylo?’
Amber
asked
worriedly,
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I couldn’t
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