How embarassing?

How embarrassing was that? My dad took me to the doctor a few days later and I checked out fine, except for elevated levels of something called Vanadium. Huh? The levels were not toxic though, so – no worries.

I hadn’t told anyone what I experienced until we were on our way home from the doctor’s office. When I blurted out to dad what I experienced, he pulled into the Food Lion parking lot on Roxboro Road; he parked, turned off the engine, and said, “Tell me that again son, only slowly.”

This time when I told him he began to cry. He hugged me and said, “Hashem has spoken to you, my son.”

Well… When dad told mom, being in medical research at Duke, mom had a different take on it.

She said, “I’m sure you’re fine, son, but we need to have you evaluated more thoroughly. Maybe you’ll need to see a specialist, but don’t be frightened.”

But, I wasn’t scared. I actually looked forward to the experience. I’ve always been different from most kids when it comes to people like doctors and dentists. I am fascinated by what they know and ask them a lot of questions.

Later on that night, when I should have been asleep, I heard my parents arguing. Something they almost never do. I heard mom say, “Hearing voices, no matter how nice they seem to be, is not normal, David. You know that. I just want to make sure it isn’t something serious.”

Then dad said, “You will see. It is Hashem, I tell you. We do not need a doctor to tell us what we already know. Josiah has been special since before he was born. Do you not remember your dream? Do you remember *my* dream?”

Mom said, “Yes David. But they were *dreams* — our son fainted and is hearing voices in real life.”

Then dad said, “No, not ‘voices,’ my love — one voice — Hashem’s voice. Doctors will confirm that there is nothing physically or psychologically wrong with our son. I am sure of it.”

Mom said, “I’m hope you are right, but we have to be sure.”

I felt better about it after I told my parents. Telling my parents was one thing, but I really want to tell my best friends. What would they think?