I couldn't make sense of his sudden behavior.
"What do you mean?" I asked, staring at him in confusion.
He was panting, struggling to catch his breath between words.
"Your father is going to be arrested."
"What? What are you talking about?"
He took a deep breath.
"They've arrested your father. You have to get out of here immediately before they come for you too."
He grabbed my hand tightly, trying to pull me with him, but I tore my hand away violently.
"What nonsense are you talking about?! Why would they arrest my father?!"
"Your father didn't send the reports he was supposed to. He's been hiding a lot of information from the authorities. I saw it with my own eyes the officers, they took him from right in front of the house just now."
I didn't move. I couldn't process what he'd just said. But before I could say anything, there was a loud banging on the door, followed by deep voices shouting orders to open it.
Then he shouted,
"Don't open the door! It's them!"
