Chapter 18: The return of the past

Blossom was sitting in a beautiful garden, showing enormous concern

Flashback

_Well, we've arrived in the United States.- says Jannaly- I can't believe you drove the Airspace-wanderer! I've heard a lot about it, but I never imagined you'd drive it

_Well, now you've had the privilege- says Blossom- what a bind you got me out of!

_Yeah, sure, well, I have to go.

_Thanks for your help, Jannaly- Blossom extends her hand to Jannaly, and Jannaly does the same.

_You're welcome

After they say goodbye, Blossom gets dizzy again, just as she was about to enter her house, she vomits again. Since she feels really bad, she decides to go to the doctor. They tell her that she shouldn't worry, that the reason she feels so dizzy and vomits a lot, is because she's pregnant. Blossom doesn't know how to react to the news. The phenomena that are happening on Earth make her think that it's not a good time to conceive a baby, since she must fight for her survival. She can, but she fears that she won't be able to flee with her baby.

End of Flashback

Blossom looks closely at the medical results. She's happy, but she's worried. Jawara is still in the hospital, fortunately he's out of danger, and he can also receive visitors. Blossom doesn't know if she should tell him that they're expecting a child. While Blossom meditates, her brother Joshua arrives and Blossom tells him that she's pregnant and is extremely worried about the situation.

_Hey Blossom, congratulations! -Joshua hugs her- I'm very happy for you! I'm going to be an uncle!

_I would like to feel the same joy that you feel right now. -Blossom says with deep sadness and concern. Joshua takes her hand to encourage her.

_I know what you mean, little sister. It's because of the natural disasters that are happening right now, right?

_That's right, I can survive, but I don't know if my baby can survive. Imagine! When I run, I have to carry my little one and maybe because I have a baby, we can't survive.- Blossom says, distressed.

_You know what, Blossom? Something I know about you is that you go out of your way for the people you love, so if we were to reach extremes with these supernatural phenomena, your maternal instinct will lead you to find a solution so they can be saved.

_You do know how to encourage me, but I'm also very worried about the future, beyond what we're currently experiencing.

_What do you mean?

_Let's suppose we survive this damn end of the world. How will the Earth be? I'm worried that I won't have what I need to feed my little one, or that the place where he's going to live is a place he doesn't deserve. We've destroyed a lot of the Earth and now we're paying the consequences of our actions, and I wouldn't like my son to pay them too.

_I can understand you, Blossom, we're in the middle of confusion and fear. But you know what? For now, let's focus on how we're going to survive. We have to go one step at a time.

_And how do you achieve what you're saying?

_Well, we have to see what things we can solve now, and give them all our attention today, and the ones we can't solve today, give them their space and wait for the time to come to give them a solution, and if we can, we'll start giving them fragments of a solution from now on.

_I think I understand you Joshua, I'll do what you say. Hey, by the way, how's mom?

_She's fine, I contacted her this morning, but she says she's very scared about what's happening.

_I want the three of us to survive, even though dad is no longer with us, I want the three of us to survive together- Blossom starts to cry

_Yes, I know, I would give anything for dad to be here

_That wretch falsely accused my dad of wanting to kill her! Just because he didn't pay attention to her "charms".

_Do you want to go visit his grave?

_I think so, it would be great for me to see him.

Blossom and Joshua go to the cemetery to visit their father's grave. When they arrive, they both remember the event that led to his unjust imprisonment: a woman flirted with him, but he always firmly rejected her. The woman got upset and accused him of wanting to kill her. The very clever woman made the police believe that what he said was true. They imprisoned Joshua and Blossom's father, and unfortunately, a prisoner killed him in prison. Both Blossom and Joshua continue to suffer from his absence, especially Blossom, who had a very special relationship with her father, she was five years old and Joshua was six years old when their father was imprisoned. At the cemetery, they begin to say words of pain to their father's grave

_Daddy- says Blossom with a broken voice- you don't know how much I miss you, even though twenty years have passed, I still miss you very much, you are my hero, and you always will be- Blossom couldn't take it anymore and begins to cry.

_Father- says Joshua through tears- you taught me that I should always see the good in others, I already have, but I feel like I need you now, because...

... you didn't finish my training, mom did both, and I'm very grateful to her, but I feel like I needed more of your training, that you were alive and you taught me more than you taught me when I was a child-Joshua also begins to cry.

After a while of crying, Lydia arrives at the pantheon.

_ Mom? - said the two brothers surprised.

_ I couldn't afford to let you remember your father alone, how well I knew you, huh!

_ I wish dad was here! - said Blossom still with her head down, the two brothers hug their mother

_ I know, I miss him too. I also come here very often. You should know Blossom that I'm very happy now that I know that I'm going to be a grandmother, sorry I didn't express it to you as I should, it's just that I was also very distressed knowing that this was happening now before the end of the world.

_ It's okay mom- said Blossom- it made me happy too but also distressed.

_ The advantage we have is that we have each other- said Joshua- Sharon has been a great support for me, despite the problems she has had and I have had to be by her side, she has also supported me a lot, I found a great treasure!

_ I can say the same about Jawara- said Blossom very happily- despite everything they have lived through, he has known how to be a good husband and a good head of the family. It makes me very sad to see that he had a mother, well, she is not even a mother! Who did not love them and abandoned them! But it has been an honor to be there for him and support him and comfort him when he needs it. And he has also been a shoulder to cry on for me.

_ I can say that both of you chose very well who would be your spouse, but I can also say that they found a great treasure in you, and remember: happiness in a marriage does not depend on what we expect from what our spouse can give us, but rather on what we can give and offer him, and the love and respect that we expect will come by itself.

After the advice, they hug each other again, Joshua manages to see Andrei, who also came to the cemetery for his sister Sharon, who still does not know that she is alive.

_ I know him! Wait for me here! - Joshua goes to where Andrei is- Andrei! Wait! I am so sorry, whoever you are for, I am so sorry! I know what you feel, it has been 20 years since my father died and I am still in powerful mourning, so I know that the grief of losing a loved one does not have an exact number of years of mourning duration.

_Shut up and get out!- Andrei shouted furiously- What do you know!

_Andrei, listen to me, I didn't mean to make you feel bad, forgive me, okay? I found out from your brother Jaidev, she's your older sister, right? You too had to suffer as a child for the loss of someone you loved, many take for granted that a child with his innocence and little experience in life can't understand death, but I was also a child when my father died and that didn't mean it didn't hurt me... and it still hurts me as much as if it were yesterday.

_How could you understand me?! My two parents died a few years ago! My sister Sharon was 20 years ago and she only brought pain and desolation to my house! My father couldn't get over her death and for many years he wouldn't stop crying, he would even go down to the basement of our house and stay there all night crying and shouting her name for so many years, and my mother would sometimes even tell him that he was exaggerating for not accepting that she was not there. - Andrei fell to his knees, covered his face and cried inconsolably, Joshua hugged him very tightly. Later, he began to speak

_ I'm so sorry! I didn't know that, you should know this: many may judge harshly that these feelings continue, but it is not synonymous with there being something wrong with you or that you definitely do not love your deceased sister. Because I know you still love her, right? - Andrei nodded - even one of the strongest emotions that one can feel for a long time is anger and "resentment that our loved one left us", I learned that, it is a labyrinth to see how it is that even though we know that death comes to us all, that we all go there, it is good to ask ourselves: If the logical thing is to know that we are all going to die, why does it hurt so much to lose a loved one if we know that they are going there too? We are in a labyrinth in that, but we have to find the answer. But in the meantime, I want you to know that you have my support and comfort, although we have not yet known each other very well, you have here a very good friend who will give you a hand.

They both hug each other again, later, they hug the grave and cry inconsolably, they stay for several hours and Blossom and Lydia also offer their friendship to Andrei and they go to their homes at dusk. Blossom decides to go visit her husband, she has just been informed by phone that he is now conscious, the hail caused him to be in a coma for 7 days, but he is now stable. Blossom decides to tell her husband that she is pregnant,

arrives at Jawara's room.

_Surprise!

_Blossom! It's so good to see you, I was already counting the minutes until I saw you again-Blossom approaches Jawara, gives him a kiss and hugs him.

_You had me very worried, darling, when they told me that you were in the hospital and that the power had gone out, I was in a terrible dilemma: find a solution so that you and the other people would be okay, or go help the people in Germany. I decided to go help those people, I don't know if I did the right thing, because here in the whole United States the power went out, and you were seriously ill. But looking from the best perspective, I saw that it was better to help the people in Germany.

_You can rest assured with your decision- Jawara tells her, taking her by the hand- there was no way to restore the light, no one could do anything, I'm telling you the truth, the news has been saying it in recent days, but there was a very strange moment: the light came back, but it came back in a mysterious way.

_Why do you say in a mysterious way?

_Because according to the records, no one fixed the light as it is usually fixed. It suddenly turned on all over the United States, and at the same time in the sky colored lights similar to those of the hole of shadows were observed.

_Oh my! This is really confusing, but what happened to the people? I'd like to assume that there were many victims- Blossom says sadly

_The truth is that there were victims, but you couldn't save them all, for example, many patients died because of the lack of light, but I'll tell you one thing: there was no solution to bring back the light, really there wasn't, because what caused this was something that is out of our hands to control. But I know who you did save: you saved many people in Berlin.

_You're not here to know and I'm not here to tell you, but I drove the Airspace-wanderer alone.

_As you say! - says Jawara surprised and shocked- And how did you do it?

_I did my best, but I'm telling you that a tornado in Berlin hit us and took us into outer space, but the surprising thing was that the tornado didn't dissipate in space

_What do you mean? - Jawara is very impressed by what he just heard, it's not the first time he's witnessed something like this, but even so, he can't believe how far natural disasters are going, and also that his wife came out unscathed from the situation

_Yes, that's right, Joshua and Yamal helped me a lot at that time, fortunately we found a woman named Jannaly who helped me pilot the Airspace-wanderer, I acted as co-pilot because I was already very dizzy and I was vomiting a lot.

_Oh my God! And why?

_I'll explain later, that's actually why I came to see you, my love. The tornado wouldn't let us out, the Airspace-wanderer kept spinning in the direction the tornado was going. I'll be honest with you: the Airspace-wanderer suffered a lot of damage, lost a wing and there are many functions that were lost because of the terrible hailstorm in Berlin.

_What was the natural disaster like in Berlin?

_Very strong hail, hailstones the size of a basketball as it was here for a moment, tornadoes, ice tornadoes formed, a lot of air. But I managed to get 600,000 people out. As I was saying, the tornado I told you about took us into outer space. I couldn't control the Airspace-wanderer, the tornado had us trapped, but mysteriously the tornado dissipated. I think someone helped us. Fortunately we landed safely. I think someone helped us. But when we landed, I felt sick again, dizzy and vomited, that's why I bring you some wonderful news: I'm pregnant!

_As you say! That's fantastic! Wow! I can't believe it! - says Jawara very excited, even some tears shed, Blossom gives him a hug to celebrate.

_Yes! At first I thought the nausea was due to what was happening, but I went to the doctor and he told me this wonderful news.

The doctor interrupts them to inform Jawara that his sister has already woken up from the coma, but that she has a serious problem: she will suffer from temporary amnesia when a natural disaster comes and she will suffer convulsions, she will have to be medicated for life because if the convulsions last 2 minutes, she will die. Jawara is shocked to know what is happening to his sister. How will she survive now that there are so many natural disasters? Both Sharon and her loved ones had to find a way to keep her stable. In a month, Jawara leaves the hospital, but she must use a cane for a while. Mr. Edward Malenfant is going to visit his son at his apartment.

_There was still money to have a place to live, - says Mr. Malenfant - after so many things that have been happening.

_Hello dad, I'm glad to see you - Jawara gives his father a hug

_Hello Mr. Malenfant - says Blossom-

_Hello Blossom, how are you doing with the baby?

_It's going very well, thank you, although I'm still worried about the situation and me being in this condition.

_Calm down my girl - says Mr. Malenfant

- everything will be fine

_I appreciate the encouragement you give me, in fact Jawara reminds me of it constantly.

_How is my sister? - asks Jawara- I went to see her yesterday, but I'm afraid she'll get sick

_Sharon is stable- answers Mr. Malenfant- as long as a natural disaster doesn't occur, she's stable.

_I'm glad to hear that, I'm very worried now with everything that's happening. - Jawara lets out a sigh

_You're right, we can only wait and see. You know Jawara? I came here for a specific reason, it's very delicate, but I don't know if your wife should hear it.

_I don't think it's necessary, what matters to her matters to me- says Jawara with determination

_Okay son.

_Let's sit down- says Jawara- tell me father, what is that delicate thing you say?

_Your mother is back

Jawara is stunned, he doesn't know what to answer, then he comes to himself thinking it's just a joke.

_No, you're playing with me dad, aren't you? - says Jawara with an ironic tone.

_No son, I'm telling you the truth, Madeleine is back, I'll tell you...

Flashback

One night before, there's a knock on Mr. Malenfant's door, he goes to open it and it turns out to be Madeleine

_Madeleine! What are you doing here?

_Did you miss me? - answers Madeleine with irony

_I knew you'd come back! But why now?

_Where are Jawara and Sharon?

_Does that even matter to you? It's been 20 years since you left! Do you think they ask about you? They're not interested in knowing about you at all!

_That's something I have to see with my own eyes, I left, but I love my children, I want to know how they are, what has become of their lives.

_There is no doubt that you are the most cynical woman I know, how do you say you love your children if in 20 years you didn't even bother to know how they were doing? You never called them, do you think they want to know about you now?

_As I told you Edward, we will only know that so I can see them, I will see them at a time that they cannot even imagine, I will show them that I am sorry.-after saying her ultimatum, Madeleine leaves Edward's house

End of Fkashback

_ Jawara, this is the truth-says Edward Malenfant- Jawara?

_Honey, are you okay?-Blossom asks him- Jawara, are you okay?

Jawara shows a face of anger and pain, he can't answer, deep down, he also knew that sooner or later his mother would return. He has no intention of seeing her and calling her mom, but he feels an internal struggle, since deep down he wants to forgive her because he misses her so much. It was a spectrum of mixed emotions. What will Jawara do?

_Why did this have to happen in such critical times!?- exclaims Jawara furiously.