Category : Books-Fiction

Sub Category : Fantasy

Chapter 1: Childhood Part 1

Hi.

My name is Prudence Jones. I'm 16.

I'm in an orphanage. Yup. An orphanage, where children or teens are placed when their parents are dead or they permanently left you alone.

Well, for starters before I was send to the orphanage I had parents. Everyone thus.

It all started when I was 8. 

Me and my parents loves to go to the park and play some games. We were playing tag and my mom was chasing me, but she suddenly stopped, placed her right hand on her chest and fainted.

My dad ran to her and carried her. 

"Clarissa, are you okay?" My dad said to her, but no response from my mom.

I ran to them.

"Daddy what's wrong?" I asked.

"We have to go to the hospital." My dad said in reply.

We rushed to the car and drove off the curb to the nearest hospital.

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"Daddy" I hold my father's hand when they took my mom to the emergency room.

"Mommy will be okay." Dad said.

"Really?" 

"Really." He said and hugged me tight.

A little later a doctor came to talk to my father to tell him the news. They talked in hushed voice so I can't here what they were saying. Then my father knelt down in front of me.

"Mommy is sick" he said.

"Is she gonna be okay?" I asked.

"Let's just hope for the best, princess." He said and stood up and face the doctor.

"What stage is her lung cancer doc?" My dad asked.

Then it hit me. My mother has lung cancer. I stood there frozen and my eyes started to well up with tears.

"Stage 4. I'm so sorry, Mr. Jones" the doctor said.

Then I silently cried.

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Me and my dad visits the hospital everyday to see my mom to make her feel better, but she's becoming weaker and weaker. 

I just can't imagine my future without my mother.

When ever I visit my mom I would tell her stories like: Jack and The Bean Stalk, Cinderella, and even The Little Red Riding Hood. My mother loves fantasy. She even told me about her meeting a Queen of a fantasy kingdom.

But all that stopped.

One day my father and I visited my mother before my first day in school. When we got there some of my uncles and aunts are in front of my mom hospital room. I saw my grandma Alisa and ran to hug her.

"Hi grandma." I said.

"Hi, Prudence" she said and hugged me tight.

Me, grandma, and dad came in to my mother's room and saw her crying and much weaker. Her short black hair is gone and her skin is so pale.

"Mommy" I said.

"Clarissa" grandma said.

"Hi, baby. Mom." Mom said.

I stood beside her and hold her hand and silently cried.

"I love you mom." I said.

"I love you too." She said.

She hold my hand tight. Then I heard a long beep noise. Thats it. She's gone. Forever.

"Mom" I whispered. "No, mommy. Please. No!" I said.

Then my dad carried me away from my mom. I struggled to get out of his arms, but I can't because I'm busy crying for my mom to come back.