On the other end of the line, a cold and distant voice belonging to a middle-aged man could be heard answering the call.
"What is it?"
When Paquito heard this voice, his eyes trembled slightly with a mixture of nervousness and suppressed anger.
He gritted his teeth hard enough to feel the pressure in his jaw and forced himself to speak out his words clearly despite the lump forming in his throat.
"Elder brother, it's me."
"..."
When he said that there was only silence on the other end.
As the quiet stretched on uncomfortably long. Paquito let out a deep sigh as he touched his furrowed brows with one hand.
Since talking with his elder brother for the first time is ver nerve racking.
At this moment, he was trying to steady his emotions before he finally stated his business in a low and serious voice.
"I'm at the hospital," he said.
"..."
Once again, silence filled the line for several long seconds and after what felt like forever.
