The day my life and family changed

On 30 may 2021.. my life changed.. my family changed.. our world started to crumbled.. what was about to take place no one could foresee..

I was enjoying the day with my eldest child and his children.. we were all laughing, playing and having the time of our lives.. the day went on and night started to come.. it was time to return the children to their family home..

As we got the grandchildren into the car my eldest son’s phone rings. It’s a friend of his asking if he’d heard from his younger brother Isiah because they couldn’t contact him and they’d heard there was an accident on the highway..

I asked my eldest son how good his description is of people and asked him to call the hospital to see if his brother is there while I take the grandchildren home.. then I remembered Isiah was supposed to go to my brothers house on his way home, so i called my brother and asked if he’d seen Isiah.. to which he replied “NO NOT TODAY”

So I checked Isiah’s Snapchat map and found his location..

We drove into town to drop the children off and find Isiah.. I’d messaged Isiah and called.. no answer.. by this stage I don’t think too much of it until we get close to the highway and I see emergency services lights flashing.. then my stomach and heart sink..

As we approach the highway I see a police car and I have a sudden urge to get out and speak to the police, so I have my husband pull over while I run across the highway and speak with the police officers on site..

I walk up to the first police car and ask them questions like “was the vicitm a young man?”, “was it a male roughly about 20yrs old”, “did he have a nose piercing”, did he have a tattoo on his arm” “was he roughly yay height”.. the police answered yes to all these questions.. they had confirmed my worst fear..

The police had asked me what my name would be in my son’s phone and I reply “mummsy ni$&@“ which is what Isiah called.. the male police officer then said he’d been watching me call my son..

The police officers had asked me how I found them, I told them it was Isiah’s Snapchat location.. at this time it’s not registering in my head the severity of this situation.. the police were trying to usher me away from the crime scene.. (lucky too because I wasn’t far from my sons lifeless body)

I get to the other side of the road where my husband is parked and has the grandchildren.. my brother tries to call but I reject his call because I have no Idea what the hell is going on.. I’m all over the place.. somethings are starting to register to me..

I look across to where the police cars are and I actually see a white sheet covering a body then it starts to sink into my brain.. I’m in disbelief.. I’m shocked.. I start to cry and scream but then stop cos this can’t be real.. this must be a mistake.

My brain starts thinking “how can I call people and tell the isiah is gone” “wtf I call and tomorrow find out there’s been a mistake and it’s not isiah” so much went through my mind..

My brother and his wife pull up.. they ask where Isiah is and I collapse crying my brother arms saying “hes there, he’s over the road, you know where he is”.. at this point my husband gets out of the car to see what’s going on and I tell him to just take the grandbabies home.. the police officers offered to drive our car and drop the children home while we stayed on the roadside.

My husband decided to take the babies home to their mum while I stay with the police and the police would take me home and help me make the phone calls and deliver the news to people