Five days before my fifteenth birthday, I walked into the house that I share with my mum and my dog. To me, it was a normal day, but looking back, i should have guessed that something was wrong. My mum had called me just three hours before, and strangely, asked me why the kettle was not working. I responded, "try plugging it in."
Anyhow, I walked in and called to my mum, who was laid on the sofa, "are you…
