Short Story : The Day We Left

“Mom been sleeping in the bed for the past four months, I don’t know what is she thinking now or where is her mind. I have been trying to get through to her, though she responses every time I feed her or bring her to sit up for book reading, but her expression is not here, she is not with me her, she is somewhere else.”, Kathleen keep thinking on the kitchen round table. “I have lost her forever.”
After the accident, Wilma has not been in the same state as where everyone is. The shock has pushes her so back into her own mind. She is living with her memories now.
From the moment of the impact, she has left her body and gone into the light. This light blurring bright at first brought her into this place. Where the green is greener, the red is redder and the dusk seems orange-er. There are all the people in dresses and suits in the park, kids playing and running around. Wil… saw Sam, in his army uniform, kissing the cheek of her, she still remember the warm lips of Sam touching her cheek. Unconsciously, Wilma caresses her cheek to remember more of the feeling, and yet she found a single drop of tear in trickling down her face. Why is she crying? Suddenly she is in the darkness, Sam in running across the field, there are loud sound chasing him. “Run Sam, faster, Run…..,” Sam was about to reach Wilma when he suddenly drop to the muddy ground and lie motionless. “Wake up, Wake up Sam! Sam.”
She is standing now back on a screen door, there is the green car outside on the porch with 2 officers walking towards the house. “Mam, Wilma,” “It’s Elliot, No, he promise he’ll never come over no matter what happen, he’ll never come over, No!” “Elliot, Please don’t, don’t you dare come near this house.” “I’m sorry Wilma, he is not coming home. I’m sorry!” “Oh, Elliot…. No!!!”, As she saw her young self cry uncontrollably, she can’t help herself from weeping now.
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“Elliot, how are you?”
“Wilma, it’s 4th of July, come on, let’s go out to the beach and watch the firework.”
“I… don’t know if I want to.”
“Come on. It’d be fun.”
“OK!”
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“See! There’s nothing wrong!”
“Elliot, I can’t, Sam...”
“I’m not asking you to forget him. Wilma, I love him too, but he is no longer here, I am. I promise I’ll take care of you and now forever I will. I promise.”
“Oh, Elliot!”
Wilma just couldn’t stop herself from crying. Sam is her first love, yet, Elliot is the one.
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A smile appears on her face, Sammy and Kathleen, “You two, now don’t run like that, you are going to hurt somebody like that.”
“Daddy!!!!”
Sam walks through the door. Wilma cannot stop admiring how handsome he is even in his sweaty workmen jeans. He looks much handsome everyday. “I’m falling head over heels here.”
The kids grabbing Sam’s leg and wouldn’t let go. Carrying them one in each arms, he stumble over the kitchen counter and gave Wilma a kiss.
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“You know that would be our star. That spot there, that’s ours.” Sitting on the front porch in the swinger, they sat. “It seems forever and forever we can be there.”
“It is time to leave my love”
Wilma turn and Sam and Elliot are both standing behind her. “Have I?”
“Come on Wilma. You need to say Goodbye.”
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Kathleen is sitting beside Wilma.
Wilma touches Kath face, slowly. “I Love you Kathleen, I will always be here.”
Kathleen touches her face just where Wilma hands caresses.
“That would be all, Wilma. She will be alright.”
“Alright… Good Bye Baby Kate. Take care of your brother. Will we be seeing them again?”
“Sure you can see her anytime you want. And she will meet us again. We’ll come together.”