“Get
well soon” Kelvin Haizel ©2015
The power was out and the room was even darker with the
indigo bed sheet, so I went to bed early. While I slept deeply I felt the phone
vibrate from under my pillow. I picked the call but could barely hear a word. After
22seconds the connection got terminated. The time was 22:41pm on Sunday 16th
august 2015. The vibration came through again at 22:42pm for 2minutes and this
time I could hear his frail voice; “aaare
yu awake? Yes Paa, I responded. He went on, “would you call me back after some time, my voice seems to be leaving
me, and it feels finished”. Suddenly I felt cold and my palm and feet
wouldn’t stop oozing sweat either. I kept turning in bed for the next two hours
thinking of the worse but hoping for the best simultaneously.
I called back after sometime.
My phone records tell me; 00:48 Cancelled
Call, 00:48 Cancelled Call 00:49 Cancelled Call
My heart kept pounding as I turned in bed more frequently in
the now pool of sweat. The phone
vibrated again for the last time in the dark hours of this daunting morning. 01:00 Incoming call. He said in a rather
assuring tone of voice this time, “sorry I
the phone was on charge. I’m better now. I needed to know if my speaking
ability is still there.” My response
was “that’s good to know”. He said “good
night then, may the lord watch over you”.
"Untitled:get well soon I"
Digital photograph 49.28 x 29.55 in. 2015
©Kelvin Haizel
Digital photograph 49.28 x 29.55 in. 2015
©Kelvin Haizel
"Untitled:get well soon II"
Digital photograph 49.28 x 29.55 in. 2015
©Kelvin Haizel
Digital photograph 49.28 x 29.55 in. 2015
©Kelvin Haizel
"Untitled:get well soon III"
Digital photograph 49.28 x 29.55 in. 2015
©Kelvin Haizel
Digital photograph 49.28 x 29.55 in. 2015
©Kelvin Haizel