Contest: Write a Short Story Taken From Your Life | my longest night:@titi7

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It was dark, quite every where just like the cemetery, you could only hear the chirping sounds of inserts; my mom, brother and I couldn't sleep that night. We were all waiting for my unfound dad. My dad usually closes from work around 9:00pm, but that night it was 1:00am and we had no idea where he was. Everyone was in a perplexed state , no one knew what to do. He wasn't at his work place, the hospital nor his friends house. We were all standing, staring at one another with fear. We were helpless. The night was already old and we had no where to turn or sake for help . All we could do was pray and hope for his safety. After almost an hour, we heard footsteps coming from far, we rushed and it was my dad. He was beaten and wounded all over his body. My mom called my uncle told him my dad was found and he rushed to the house. My dad said he was fine but my uncle insisted they should go to the hospital . Actually , my dad wasn't fine; he barley walked, couldn't even talk well .my uncle kept on insisting and my dad was quickly sent to the hospital. I saw tears dropping from my mom's eyes, she couldn't stop crying she was very scared and depressed. I had to calm her down , told her he'll be ok . What happened to my dad ? No one knew that night.We remained in the house and my uncle and brother were with my dad at the hospital. I laid down to sleep but I couldn't . After some few hours around 5:00am in the morning, my brother was back and said dad was fine but only suffered a few broken bones. His wrist and jaws were broken. My brother also told us what happened. My dad was robbed that night, his motor bike, wallet and watch were taken and on top of that, he was wounded severely. My dad was discharged 3 week after that event, and from that day, all of us try as much as possible to always be careful and come back home before night falls.