I was Sixteen years old and was traveling in Australia. I had caught a Greyhound (Australia) bus from Sydney to Melbourne. It was a 12-hour bus ride, with stops every 2-3 hours for food, etc.
The phone call came at 10.04 Monday night. My dad spoke on the phone for a couple of minutes, mostly nodding his head and saying, “theek che.” My mom looked worried. Dad placed the phone down and looked towards my mom and sighed.