Take me with you!

Brigitta felt agitated when she was in the room with her mother and father, she felt something was not right and had a very warily feeling deep in her heart. "C'mon let's go, Brigitta," Aldric said as he held her small hands and took her out of the room, she had seen the tears of her mother's. "Daddy," she said. "Is everything alright?" "Yes my sweet baby, everything's fine," Aldric replied, he saw that smile on his daughter's face. He took Brigitta to the playground, Brigitta was on the swing set now, flying high into the blue sky, she was wearing that school uniform, she had no time to change as his father quickly took her away but at least she enjoyed it, Aldric seemed incongruous the most of the time and the thought of her wife was in his mind, her words "I have cancer!" appalled to him but those words in his mind kept right down to the intonation as he saw his daughter enjoying her time, he somewhat felt better when he saw his daughter happy. "What would happen after Hattie is gone?" He kept asking himself, he had never wanted this, when Hattie told him it was too quick that he was not able to respond, he felt the breeze against his skin and felt his heart sinking into the ocean, an ocean of sadness. "C'mon Brigitta," he said, "It's time to go home." Brigitta walked from the swing and went to Aldric, he held her small hands. "Daddy, can we stay here a bit longer?" She asked. "No, your mother is sick, we have to go and take care of her." Brigitta stared at her father and walked with her father to the house. She dashed inside the house and went to her mother. "Mother?" She said, "What happened to you?" Hattie saw her inquisitive daughter, she had felt sad that she had to go away from her. "Nothing dear, it's just a minor fever," Hattie lied, she had no intention to tell Brigitta about cancer. "Okay mother, call me if you need anything, I will pray for your health." Hattie saw as Brigitta went to her room, she slipped her eyes into the book on her hand, wondering about Brigitta how she's gonna live without me? Her eyes got locked on a passage in the book

"It was the time for Anna to say her final goodbye to her 20-year-old daughter Emilia, it had already been devastating for Emilia, she was 20 years old but didn't know how to take care of herself and had already called her daughter to tell this devastating news, she suddenly got a flashback of her husband who died in a war, it was so heartbreaking for her but she had to keep go and raise her daughter, she could hear a knock on the door, it was Emilia, her heart started beating rapidly, she saw a painting on her hand. "Mama, look I have made this one," Emilia said, Anna always knew that her daughter is a great painter and was impressed by her artistry, her painting moved her. Emilia's eyes caught the glimpse of her tears. "Mama?" She said, "What is going on here?" Anna realised it was the time to tell her. "Listen, Emilia," she said. "I am not going to stay here for long now, you know about my health,"

"So? You are all fine, you just have pain in your leg, right?" 

"I am so sorry my dear daughter," she said and wiped the tears. "Mama, tell me what is going on?" 

"I….. I have got cancer and the doctors have told me that it can't be curable at this age." Hattie felt relatable to the scene, she knew she was in the same condition as Anna though she was not old but the cancer was in the last stage, she had remembered every adorned moment of her with Brigitta and wanted to spend some more years with her sweet daughter Brigitta. She saw Aldric, he was there standing stricken and had tears in his eyes. "Come here dear," Aldric walked to her. "Please tell me that it's just a dream, I know I am asleep right now, it can't be real," he said and saw Hattie weeping, the tears streaked her soft cheeks. Aldric started crying. "No, please I don't want you to go," he said as he hugged her. "Don't worry about me, I will be waiting for you in heaven," 

"Take me with you, I don't wanna live in this world without you," 

"You have to stay here, you have a daughter to take care of Aldric." Aldric stopped the car, remembering the time Hattie had told him about her cancer. "I guess this is his house," he said to Brigitta. They had kept asking the strangers about the house of an eight-year-old and one of them asked Aldric. "Are you guys searching for Atticus's house? His son's name is Arlo, he's eight years old, s same as your daughter, Pleasure flickered in Brigitta's eyes as soon as she heard Arlo's name, her mind remembered the name now, it was Arlo. "Yes, that's him," she said from the car. "Can you tell us where is his house?" Aldric asked the stranger. He told them the way and now they had already reached the house with the black door and the white border outside of it, some stairs following the way to the doors and the flowers outside the door and had a gorgeous chandelier on the ceiling, it was so gorgeous, she felt the breeze as she went out and heard stirring of the leaves, she knew that she's gonna see him again and her heart was beating rapidly as she walked to the door, she turned her eyes to the opaque windows, "Father," she said. "Behave yourself, alright?" Aldric chuckled. "I think I should tell you this," Aldric calmly knocked on the gate and waited for someone to come, soon they heard footsteps as it became evident to their ears, the door opened. "Hi," Briggita said.....