Her last breath

Night came and Liam was still sitting next to his now asleep mother ,he was lost in thought ,he couldn't stop thinking about what he was told .His mother might have been tough on him but he knew it was for the best ,she wanted him to grow strong because that's what his other side wanted ,A strong man who could take it all. Liam looked at his mom and all the good moments he spent with his mom came rushing into his mind. There was this one time Liam ,who by that time was 6, came home crying with a missing tooth ,he was bleeding and his shirt had blood ,his mother started panicking and when Liam told her that he was tripped by another student and he fell and hit his mouth on a rock she became infuriated .The next morning she went with Liam to school and first complained at the head office and later went to talk to the mother's child ,the mother's child was rude and had no remorse for what her son had done ,'They are kids let them fight it's normal...this way they will bond better,' she told Liam's mother... so Liam 's mother told Liam to take a bat and beat the child black and blue .

The child's mother the following day after school came knocking at their door angrily ,Liam's mom never bothered to open the door she just slide the letter under the door and went to drink wine in her mini bar .The letter read ..

'You were right ...Kids bond better with fighting ,your son injured my son and since they bonded my son knew that your son needed a good teaching .So he disciplined him for you ..be grateful because your son will be walking on a new path

Liam's Mom'

The woman was infuriated but could not do anything and Liam's mom was right from that day on the boy never tried any stunt on Liam. Liam found himself smiling thinking about that,'What is making you smile like that,' Liam's mother ,Rose ,asked .'Ahh nothing much ...just thinking about that time you dealt with the bully and his mom when i was 6 ,'Liam said as he held his mom's hand .'Ahh that..(coughs) i should ...have beat her ,but i knew her son needed ...(coughs)it more,' she said smiling lightly .'People in our old neighborhood were afraid of you ,they never dared anything they knew you wouldn't like, you remember that time when Mr. Shaurya's daughter broke our kitchen window and denied it even when she was caught red handed and she told you that eyes are not evidence ,they can't prove anything as you only see and it stays in the brain ...no one else will believe you. At night you broke all their windows making sure that she could see you and when she accused you, you repeated what she said and went back into the house ,'Liam said caressing his mom's forehead.'Yahh she was trying to act smart with me so i outsmarted the smart one .'

'Mom...please fight for me ...for us,i still need you mom...please let's go to the hospital .I can't watch you suffer like this when i know i can help,'Liam said as he sobbed in his mom's hands.'Lia...Liam please ,'she said as she also sobbed with him .She was also afraid of leaving him ,she had not told him all he needed to know ,she had focused so much on making him tough and strong that she forgot to teach him all he needed to know and now her time was up. 'Liam...remember the tree ...(takes deep breath)I am sorry i di..din't tell ..te..l you about everything ....I..Lo..love Y..You,'she said as she took her last breath. Liam sobbed so hard as he knew that his mom was gone...he shook her in denial ,'Mom...mom wake up,'Liam said as he sobbed .

Downstairs when Ashanti and Jia Li heard Liam's sobs they knew that Ms. Rose was gone ,Jia Li could not cry anymore and Ashanti walked upstairs to go and comfort his friend ,a tear fell as he could not imagine the pain Liam was going through. He got in and just Bro-hugged his friend as he cried,'My mom Ashanti...she ..she is gone,'he welled .Ashanti just caressed his back ,he had no words to say that could make him better ,right now Liam had to cry the pain away .'She ..she left me ...she can't just leave me.'

'May she rest in eternal peace ,'said Ashanti as he helped his friend to walk out of the room,Jia Li had already called the mortuary as soon as she saw Liam she hugged him tight ,'Cry it all out,'she said as she hugged him tighter. 'She is in a better place now.'Liam felt like his whole world was crumbling ,his mother ,his only parent was now gone and that too forever .The thought that it was his last time hearing his mother's voice and that he will never ever see his mother broke him .Every second felt like a knife piercing into his heart but he heard his mom voice tell him to be strong and move on in life. 'How am i supposed to move on when my only reason to live and to die is gone ...my life has become meaningless,' he said hugging his aunt tighter."You can still move on Liam your life still has meaning look at your friends ..they are here for you .Your mom might be gone but i definitely know that your life still has to go on ," His aunt said hugging him.

'If you need me i will be in your room ,i need to inform the others including Aife ...you might need her so let me call her up,' Ashanti said . 'okay,' Liam said as he was laying on the couch. He was caught in the mixed emotions phase ,he was angry at his mom for telling him the truth when she was on her death bed ,he was sad that he was not there to help his mom fight the colorectal cancer and he was very sad that he had lost his mother ,he knew that he had to be strong for his aunt who was becoming numb to the pain .He was always taught how to be strong and control his emotions but today he wanted to let everything out as the thought of his mom taking her last breath in front of him tormented him.