A Night Meeting Dialectical Journal

July 19, 2010, 9:30 pm, Cam was listening to music before he went to bed. Around 10 Cam went downstairs to get some water. His mother Judie was downstairs also getting a drink. Cam was only 10 and it was past his bedtime. “Why are you still up Mr.”, Judie said angrily.
“I’m thirsty mom”, Cam said quietly.
“Ok, please got to bed soon” she said.
“I will” Cam said.
Cam returned to his room. Cam’s mom came into his room to say goodnight. “It’s hot in here” she said. “Open your window and turn on your fan.” “Ok mom, goodnight” Cam said
Cam opened his window and turned his fan on. He still wasn’t to tired so he listened to music for about 5 minutes before he passed out. Cam woke up about an hour and a half later to go to the bathroom. He noticed his room was cold so he turned off the fan and went to sleep.
He herd 1...2...3… gunshots. Cameron ran to his door and locked it. He was underneath his bed covered in blankets hiding. Footstep outside of his room made him cry. It had been 30 minutes and he hadn’t heard anything so he got up and searched his house. His mom and dad were both dead in their bed due to a bullet wound in the head. Cam’s dog, Rock was locked in his kennel in his parents bathroom. He grabbed Rock and went straight to his sisters room. His older sister, Emily was in her room crying in pain because of a bullet to the stomach. The dog laid down next to her as he went to get the first aid kit. His sister wanted to be a nurse and was taking nursing classes in highschool. She wrapped her stomach tightly and called 911. The police and ambulance came within 5 minutes. Cam, Emily and Rock went to the hospital. Emily had to get surgery because the bullet was still inside her. Cam and Rock waited patiently in a hospital room. The police came and asked him a couple questions. Emily came out of surgery perfectly fine. Rock laid next to her as she rested. Cam’s aunt and uncle were on their way to the