Strong

Paris

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I'm madeline and I am 19 years old. We have no parents or family left and by we I mean my sister sophie and I. You see, sophie has leaukemia and as her only family member I look after her. She's only 13 and already dying. Our parents died when she was 8, My Dad died in the war and 3 months after my mum commited suicide  due to my father dying. Sophie was diagnosed a year ago when I took her to the hospital because she was complaining about an excrutiating headache and woke up with vomit all over her and couldn't breathe properly. The doctor offered to put her in a home but i refused, I couldn't let her have no one left and I'm her big sister and I love her. Lifes not meant to be easy anyway, It's hard but we have to be strong and push through it. We don't have much money once I pay for sophie's treatments and medication. Only just enough for me to look after myself, but I don't care, Sophie comes first and always will. The Hospital and orphanage gives us a little money every 3 months so i like to take her someplace special. Right now I'm lying in bed waiting for sophie to wake up. It's 6 am and we have to get up at 6:30 am to leave at 7 am for the plane to paris. Sophie wants to see the lights of paris and says I might find love but I keep telling her that I don't need love, I need my sister.

Madelines POV

" Madds, I can push myself! It's okay, just get the tickets out!" Sophie kept telling me.

"Okay, okay. Are you excited?" I ask her.

"Course I am! I've always wanted to go to Paris, The city of love! oh, and lights! Trust me Madds, you can still live your life don't keep worrying about me!"

"I'll never find love sophie! Just keep pushing yourself while I give the tickets to the lady!"

I'm so worried Sophie won't be able to cope going on the plane or if she becomes sicker than she already is. I hand the tickets to the lady and she gives me a sympathetic look. Pffft, I don't need sympathy I just need some help pushing this wheelchair. We get on the plane and we are told we don't have seats sitting next to each other as I paid for sophie to have a first class seat and I to have just a nromal seat next to some stranger. I give sophie a quick kiss on the cheek and tell her I'll visit her in an hour or two. I find my seat, Row 7A. There's no one sitting there so I might have the row to myself.

Sophies POV

The Flight attendant waited for me until Madeline came to get me. She really needs to live! for crying out loud, she's 19. I'm sure she'll find love if she went looking for it. Just because I have Leukemia doesn't mean she can't do stuff for herself. I'm actually super tired right now so I'll do my best to hide it from Madds.

"Soph, Are you ready to smell the fresh french air?"

"Sure am."

Madelines POV

"So our luggage is getting taken to the taxi while I push you. Are you able to push yourself or would you like me to?"

"I'll be fine, I'll push."

Our hotel is being paid by the hopsital and apparently it's quite posh. Finally I get a break from pushing my sister. We've been walking for about 3 minutes and our taxi is across the road.

"Actually Madds, could you please push me? My arms are too weak to do anything and I'm starting to feel dizzy."

Straight away I started pushing her. I'm really, really tired and now I've noticed I'm pushing her up a little hill. I stop and take a breath. I go to push her but i just can't it's too hard. I shouldn't be the one complaining, my sister has cancer.I close my eyes and sigh.