why?”ᰀ䈠攀挀愀甀猀攀 琀栀攀爀攀 愀爀攀 琀栀椀渀最猀 琀栀愀琀 愀爀攀 攀砀瀀攀挀琀攀搀 漀昀 礀漀甀⸀ 䈀攀挀愀甀猀攀 琀栀攀礀 攀砀瀀攀挀琀 琀栀愀琀 礀漀甀 戀攀挀漀洀攀 琀栀椀猀 瀀攀爀猀漀渀 琀栀攀礀 眀愀渀琀 礀漀甀 琀漀 戀攀☀䔠瘀攀爀礀漀渀攀 眀愀渀琀攀搀 洀攀 琀漀 琀愀欀攀 甀瀀 愀 戀甀猀椀渀攀猀猀 挀漀甀爀猀攀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 琀栀漀甀最栀 䤀 搀椀搀渀ᤀ琠 眀愀渀琀 琀漀 最椀瘀攀 甀瀀 搀愀渀挀椀渀最Ⰰ 䤀 栀愀搀 琀漀Ⰰ 昀漀爀 愀 眀栀椀氀攀⸀ 夀漀甀ᤀ爠攀 戀漀爀渀 愀渀搀 瀀攀漀瀀氀攀 瀀氀愀渀 礀漀甀爀 氀椀昀攀 昀漀爀 礀漀甀⸀ 䤀琀ᤀ猠 爀攀愀氀氀礀 昀爀甀猀琀爀愀琀椀渀最⸀ 䄀渀搀 琀栀攀渀☀ᴠ†匀栀攀 瀀愀甀猀攀搀 愀渀搀 眀攀渀琀 漀渀Ⰰ ᰀ䄠渀搀 琀栀攀渀 䤀 眀愀猀 洀愀爀爀椀攀搀 琀漀 猀漀洀攀漀渀攀 攀氀猀攀 昀漀爀 愀 眀栀椀氀攀⸀ᴀഠ
“What?” I asked, surprise.匀栀攀 挀氀漀猀攀搀 栀攀爀 攀礀攀猀 愀渀搀 漀瀀攀渀攀搀 琀栀攀洀 愀昀琀攀爀 愀 眀栀椀氀攀⸀ 匀栀攀 琀漀漀欀 愀 搀攀攀瀀 戀爀攀愀琀栀Ⰰ ᰀ䴠礀 瀀愀爀攀渀琀猀 愀渀搀 栀椀猀 瀀愀爀攀渀琀猀 昀椀砀攀搀 漀甀爀 洀愀爀爀椀愀最攀⸀ 䤀 眀愀猀 攀椀最栀琀攀攀渀Ⰰ 䤀 搀椀搀渀ᤀ琠 欀渀漀眀 栀漀眀 琀漀 昀椀最栀琀 昀漀爀 洀礀猀攀氀昀Ⰰ 昀漀爀 眀栀愀琀 䤀 眀愀渀琀攀搀☀䤠 琀爀椀攀搀 琀漀 洀愀欀攀 琀栀椀渀最猀 眀漀爀欀 眀椀琀栀☀眠椀琀栀 䘀愀戀椀漀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 漀琀栀攀爀 最甀礀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 椀琀 渀攀瘀攀爀 搀椀搀⸀ 䈀攀挀愀甀猀攀 搀甀爀椀渀最 琀栀愀琀 琀椀洀攀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 昀漀爀 愀氀氀 琀椀洀攀Ⰰ 椀琀ᤀ猠 一愀琀栀愀渀椀攀氀 䤀ᤀ搠 氀漀瘀攀⸀ 䄀氀眀愀礀猀⸀ 唀渀琀椀氀 琀椀洀攀 爀甀渀猀 漀甀琀Ⰰ 甀渀琀椀氀 琀栀攀 渀攀砀琀 氀椀昀攀Ⰰ 甀渀琀椀氀 渀攀瘀攀爀☀䤠 挀愀渀 渀攀瘀攀爀 戀攀 眀椀琀栀 愀渀礀漀渀攀 戀甀琀 栀椀洀⸀ᴀഠ
“And you are telling me this because?”ᰀ䈠攀挀愀甀猀攀 䤀 眀愀渀琀 礀漀甀 琀漀 氀椀瘀攀 礀漀甀爀 氀椀昀攀 琀漀 琀栀攀 昀甀氀氀攀猀琀Ⰰ 眀栀椀氀攀 礀漀甀 挀愀渀⸀ᴀഠ
“You think I still can?”ᰀ传昀 挀漀甀爀猀攀⸀ᴀഠ
“But what if…What if I can’t? What if it’s all too late?”ᰀ䤠琀ᤀ猠 渀攀瘀攀爀 琀漀漀 氀愀琀攀⸀ 夀漀甀ᤀ爠攀 猀琀椀氀氀 愀氀椀瘀攀⸀ᴀഠ
“Just take me with you, gran.”ᰀ丠漀Ⰰ 渀漀琀 礀攀琀Ⰰᴀഠ
“Why not?”ᰀ䤠琀ᤀ猠 渀漀琀 琀椀洀攀 礀攀琀☀ᴠ†匀栀攀 猀愀椀搀 愀渀搀 栀攀氀搀 洀礀 栀愀渀搀Ⰰ ᰀ夠漀甀 眀椀氀氀 戀攀 愀氀爀椀最栀琀⸀ 夀漀甀ᤀ氠氀 戀攀 眀椀琀栀 洀攀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 渀漀琀 渀漀眀☀䰠椀瘀攀Ⰰ 䬀椀洀戀攀爀氀礀Ⰰ 氀椀瘀攀⸀ᴀഠ
And then she turned her back on me, her long white, almost silvery-gray hair was gleaming. ᰀ䜠爀愀渀℀ᴀ†䤀 挀愀氀氀攀搀 漀甀琀 昀漀爀 栀攀爀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 猀栀攀 搀椀搀渀ᤀ琠 氀漀漀欀 戀愀挀欀⸀ 䄀渀搀 琀栀攀渀 攀瘀攀爀礀琀栀椀渀最 眀攀渀琀 瀀椀琀挀栀 戀氀愀挀欀 愀最愀椀渀⸀ 䄀渀搀 䤀 眀愀猀 戀愀挀欀⸀ഀ
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䤀琀 眀愀猀 愀氀爀攀愀搀礀 洀漀爀渀椀渀最 眀栀攀渀 䤀 眀漀欀攀 甀瀀⸀ 䴀礀 洀漀洀 愀渀搀 䌀愀爀漀氀椀渀攀 眀攀爀攀 猀椀琀琀椀渀最 戀礀 洀礀 戀攀搀猀椀搀攀⸀ ഀ
“Mom…” I said.ᰀ䬠椀洀洀椀攀㼀 䬀椀洀洀椀攀 愀爀攀 礀漀甀 漀欀愀礀㼀ᴀ†匀栀攀 愀猀欀攀搀Ⰰ ᰀ匠栀漀甀氀搀 眀攀 挀愀氀氀 琀栀攀 搀漀挀琀漀爀᐀ᰠഠ
“N-no, don’t, please, the medicines are making me dizzier…And I don’t wanna sleep again…”ᰀ䄠爀攀 礀漀甀 漀欀愀礀㼀ᴀ†䌀愀爀漀氀椀渀攀 愀猀欀攀搀⸀ഀ
“Yeah,”ᰀ夠漀甀爀 猀椀猀琀攀爀猀 搀椀搀渀ᤀ琠 琀攀氀氀 洀攀 礀漀甀 眀攀爀攀 琀栀椀猀 猀椀挀欀⸀ᴀഠ
“Relax, mom, it’s not their fault.”ᰀ䠠漀渀攀礀Ⰰ 礀漀甀ᤀ爠攀 洀礀 搀愀甀最栀琀攀爀Ⰰ 䤀 最甀攀猀猀 䤀 栀愀瘀攀 琀栀攀 爀椀最栀琀 琀漀 欀渀漀眀⸀ᴀഠ
“I know,” I said, “I’m sorry. I dreamt of grandma…”ᰀ夠漀甀 搀椀搀㼀ᴀ†䌀愀爀漀氀椀渀攀 愀猀欀攀搀⸀ഀ
“Y-yes…” I said.ᰀ圠栀愀琀 搀椀搀 猀栀攀 猀愀礀㼀ᴀഠ
“I…” I said, rummaging my mind, but I couldn’t seem to remember what grandma said. “Happy…” Was all I could say.ᰀ䠠愀瀀瀀礀㼀ᴀ†䴀漀洀 愀猀欀攀搀⸀ഀ
“I..I dunno…” I said, “Can I just get out of here already?”ᰀ䬠椀洀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 搀漀挀琀漀爀猀 猀愀椀搀 礀漀甀 栀愀瘀攀 琀漀 猀琀愀礀 昀漀爀 琀眀漀 洀漀爀攀 搀愀礀猀☀ᴠഠ
“Like that’s gonna make me better…”ᰀ圠攀氀氀Ⰰ 眀攀 挀漀甀氀搀 眀愀琀挀栀 洀漀瘀椀攀猀 栀攀爀攀☀ᴠ†䌀愀爀漀氀椀渀攀 猀愀椀搀⸀ഀ
I laughed, and sighed, “I just wanna go home.”ᰀ圠攀氀氀Ⰰ 䤀ᤀ氠氀 琀爀礀 琀愀氀欀椀渀最 琀漀 琀栀攀 搀漀挀琀漀爀猀☀ᴠഠ
“ No, Caroline, we have to obey the doctors.” Mom said.ᰀ䴠漀洀ᴀ†䌀愀爀漀氀椀渀攀 洀甀琀琀攀爀攀搀⸀ഀ
Mom sighed, “We have to listen to the doctors.”ᰀ倠氀攀愀猀攀Ⰰᴀ†䤀 猀愀椀搀Ⰰ ᰀ䤠 樀甀猀琀☀䤠ᤀ氠氀 戀攀 昀椀渀攀☀樠甀猀琀 氀攀琀 洀攀 最漀 栀漀洀攀⸀ 䄀渀搀 琀栀攀渀☀愠渀搀 琀栀攀渀 䤀 挀愀渀 猀瀀攀渀搀 琀椀洀攀 眀椀琀栀 洀礀 欀椀搀猀Ⰰ 眀椀琀栀 䴀愀爀欀☀ᴠഠ
“You’re talking as if you’ll never get better!”ᰀ圠攀氀氀Ⰰ 䤀 爀攀愀氀氀礀 洀椀最栀琀 渀漀琀Ⰰ 洀漀洀℀ᴀ†䤀 猀愀椀搀Ⰰ 琀爀礀椀渀最 栀愀爀搀 渀漀琀 琀漀 猀挀爀攀愀洀Ⰰ ᰀ䈠攀昀漀爀攀 椀琀 愀氀氀 攀渀搀猀Ⰰ 䤀 樀甀猀琀 眀愀渀琀 琀漀 猀瀀攀渀搀 琀椀洀攀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀 瀀攀漀瀀氀攀 䤀 氀漀瘀攀⸀ᴀഠ
Mom stood up, “You know what? Fine. Do what you wanna do. You girls never trust me.” She then made her way out of the room.ᰀ匠漀爀爀礀 愀戀漀甀琀 琀栀愀琀⸀ᴀ†䌀愀爀漀氀椀渀攀 猀愀椀搀⸀ഀ
“Oh please, C, you know mom.” I said, “Can we just go home already?”ᰀ䤠ᤀ氠氀 挀愀氀氀 䴀愀爀欀⸀ᴀഠ
“Fine.”ഀ
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