But, a surprise gone bad, is just a nasty shock.
Bala's day was as usual as it could get on a school day. Nothing seemed out of place.
The world was turning, the trees were blowing with the soft breeze, his friends were laughing at some lame joke Darren made.
The school day came to an end and Bala's mother picked the boys up. Ahmad and Bala's sisters were already waiting at Bala's.
See, it was Bala's birthday which he completely forgot about and a small party was gonna be held that night.
By 8pm the party was in full swing when the phone rang.
Bala's mother knocked over a plastic cup on the way to answer it. Chong's mom, Aunty Julia, waved her along and cleaned up the mess.
A sudden shriek filled the entire house.
Bala ran towards his mother who collapsed. He held the receiver to his ears.
"Hello? Ma'am?"
"Hello?! What did you say to my mother?!" Bala demanded.
"I'm sorry boy, Mr. Chandran was involved in an accident. A police car will be arriving at your house soon. Mr. Chandran is at the general hospital. I'm sorry, he didn't make it."
Bala dropped the receiver.
He could hear his friends coming into the kitchen singing the birthday song.
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