The Wammy House Memories

Goodbye

Chapter 18!

Elizabeth's heart was breaking, she didn't know how to cope anymore. A few weeks ago everything had been fine, she'd had a fun birthday and an amazing day out at the village's museum. Her Aunt had to use her wheelchair, but they had loads of fun and a nice meal in a fancy hotel. She even paid for them to stay at the hotel for her thirteenth birthday, the day had been magical.

Elizabeth's Aunt Thora had passed away last night with her and Rose by her side. She had been reading The Tale of Peter Rabbit to her Aunt before she began to wheeze, she had grabbed hold of Elizabeth's hand and squeezed it tightly. She opened her eyes for a moment and looked at her with a small smile on face, then she closed them for the last time. Elizabeth remembered screaming for Rose, she had been pulled away from the bed by Rose before she tried to help her. But it was too late, she took her last breath at 7:47pm on the 2nd of December 1997.

The doctor had been called, he'd arranged for her Aunt's body to be picked up by the coroner in the morning. Elizabeth had been sent to her bedroom when the coroners arrived at the cottage in the morning, Rose didn't want Elizabeth to see her Aunt's body being taken from her bedroom. But she had heard everything, the wheels of the stretcher on the wooden floor of her Aunt's bedroom and the coroner's footsteps carrying her body down the staircase.

It was now 10am, she had spent most of the night crying. She felt so lost, her eyes were sore and she wanted this pain in her heart to stop. Rose had called into her bedroom a few hours ago, she had brought her a bowl of cereal and hot cup of tea. But she didn't feel like eating right now, she just wanted to be left alone for the day. Elizabeth sighed to herself while she rolled over onto her back, she needed to use the bathroom. She managed to drag herself out of her bed, she tucked her messy hair behind her ears and got changed into her yellow baggy pajamas. She then left her room and stood in the middle of the landing, the cottage was quiet.

" Elizabeth!" Rose called from downstairs. " Will you come downstairs for a moment? I need to speak with you!"

Elizabeth cleared her throat, she told her to give her a moment. She went to use the bathroom first and then made her way downstairs, but she stopped dead in the lounge's doorway when noticed Watari sitting on the sofa. He gave her a smile has he got up from the sofa, he picked his hat up from the coffee table and nodded to Rose. He walked over to Elizabeth and took hold her hands, he then looked down at her with a kind smile on his face.

" My condolences my dear, your Aunt was an inspiring women. She will be missed dearly in the Winchester community. Her generosity will never be forgotten. You should be very proud of your Aunt's achievements. " He said before he let go of her hands and looked over at Rose. " I shall let myself out, I'll call in on you in the next few days. If you need anything in the mean time then just let me. I'll keep in touch over the funeral arrangements has well."

" Thank you Mr Wammy." Rose smiled.

Watari gently touched Elizabeth's arm before he left the lounge, she heard the front door of the cottage close from the hallway. Rose placed a blue china teacup down on a silver tray, she then picked the tray up from the coffee table and walked over to the doorway. She stopped in front of the young teen, she cupped the side of Elizabeth's face with her hand and smiled at her.

" Come my love, let's get you something hot to drink and then we can have a little chat." Rose said in a gentle tone. " We need to discuss a few things, I have something I need to show you."

" What did Watari want?" Elizabeth asked.

" He came to visit us, but you were asleep when he arrived." Rose replied while she left the lounge. " Come and take a seat in the kitchen while I make you some breakfast!"