I'm Home

Ian: "I'm home."

???: "Welcome back Ian."

So dad's home. Only if mom was here I would have been happy.

father: "You're worried about your mom again? Don't worry I visited her at the hospital. Your sister is there to assist her."

Ian: "Doesn't big sister specialize in bones?"

father: "She can manage for the time being."

Ian: "Oh yeah dad how did you and mom meet."

father: "What made you ask that?"

Ian: "It's just that there is this girl."

father: "So you're in love?"

Ian: "What? It's not like that."

father: "Ian you know your mother doesn't like lies. Right?"

Mom huh?

Ian: "Fine I like her then."

father: "Where should I start? We went way back. I was 18 and your mom was 17. Back then phones weren't even a thing only radios and T.V.s. I remember life was hard back then but your mom had it worse. She was living in the countryside where electricity was rarely produced. She really had a hard life but I somehow met her in my school. I remember she was as beautiful as the girl you like right now. We were together for 8 years and got married. Your sister was the first one and 5 years later you were born."

Mom had a hard life? She is cheerful these present times but behind that smile was hard work. All she did was work but I didn't realize that she was tired. I even remembered the time I was sick and she was buying medicine for me for 9 months. Her anxiety hit the roof and I was so worried. She really needed time to think before we had a proper conversation. Come to think of it I haven't seen her for 3 days now. I should visit her tomorrow.

-Tomorrow arrived at the hospital-

Okay Ian take your time before going in. Wait, isn't that Naomi? Does she have someone to visit here too?

Naomi: "Hey Ian, do you know where room 127 is?"

Ian: "Um, it's the room to the right here."

Naomi: "Thank You so much."

So she really has someone to visit. Okay I should focus. I'll enter now.

Ian: "Hello Mom."

mother: "Hello Ian. How are you today?"

Ian: "I'm good. How about you? Have you recovered yet?"

mother: "No, not yet the doctor said I should stay for a week or so."

Ian: "You are gonna be okay mom. Right?"

mother: "Don't cry Ian come here sit beside me."

I can't stop crying. Why can't I help her when she is in need. Even if she was tired she would still take care of me.

mother: "Your father said you were in love."

Ian: "What?"

Dad can't really keep secrets.

mother: "What's the name."

Ian: "It's Naomi."

mother: "Naomi? Oh, she must be the girl the one next door keeps on telling about."

Ian: "Room next door?"

So she really was visiting someone. It must be someone dear to her.

mother: "Let's go meet her there."

Ian: "Wait, what? Mom wait I'm not emotionally prepared."

mother: "You don't need to be emotionally prepared for love. Just let your self take over. Let's go."

I guess this is the end.