live before i leave

chapter 8

Flashback

"when you get older things will become easier for you" my dad said as I looked at him smiling because I felt he knew it all.

" Dad I can't wait to be an adult" I said raising my hands up as mom came in hurrying

"No sweetheart you won't love to be one" she said kissing my hair and putting my cereal in plate. She was already dressed for work.

" No mom it's fun" I said smiling and she looked at my dad and they laughed as she came and ruffled my head.

"Trust me sweetheart you'll be saying what I said now" she said coming to my side and rubbing my hands not wanting to touch my cannula as I was painting with my other hand.

"What did you paint for mom?" She asked using Mickey mouse voice which was funny and she started tickling me. " You want mom to tickle you more?"

"No" I said laughing and she stopped

"You see if you want me to stop tickling you, you have to eat a lot or else when I come I'll tickling you" she said tickling me more",mom has to go ok" I nodded and she kissed me again and hugged dad. They left my room and I was smiling, when I be an adult I'll have my own dad and me.

End of flashback"seriously I have to be sincere with you Robert, things aren't easy. Like the guy is so stubborn , he isn't cooperating at all. And I know I didn't expect him to cooperate but at least am being nice" I said running my hand in my hijab as I was making a call with Robert while driving, technology really make things easy .

"Maybe it's because you are nice to him, what if you become wicked, mean girl" he said as I was smiling to myself. "You can be cruella and he'll be joker, but don't fall in love with him" he said laughing as I joined in. "You know I don't know the motivation you had before taking the case" I kept quiet and he continued" by the way information about Albert I'll send you the little I got but it's so little because naturally he is a secretive man" i scoffed and looked at the time, I realized I spent a lot of time than planned with Albert. I looked up and saw a trailer coming fast in my direction." What is that?" Robert said and I became kinda scared.

"Just a trailer " I replied trying to dodge it as it went I the same direction."what is this!?" I screamed shout as Robert kept on asking what was going on. I couldn't think as everything was coming I my head, the trailer honking and Robert shouting with my heart beating. I looked at the road and saw we where near a t- junction , I accelerated to tryavoid the trailer and just when I was about to enter the other road the trailer halted and reversed hitting my bumper I halted the brake with full speed hitting a streetlight. I looked in my rear mirror and saw the trailer halt, the driver came down to check on me and I quickly geared the car and drove away. " What was that?!!!" Robert screamed worried.

" Obviously someone tried to kill me!" I replied scared as the blood from my nose fell in my lips, the metal taste almost sweet.

"What do you think this means?" He asked as I stared at the road for any trace of trailer.

"Albert has an accomplice who obviously tried to kill me. He wants me out of the picture" I said shaking "Robert there's something I want to tell you" I said as he went quiet.

"That you love me?" He said and I smiled weakly" cause I know that ..."

"Am dying " I interrupted him and he kept quiet"I wanted to tell you this a very long time but I kept hesitating till now. In fact that was the reason I took Albert's case, to whine away time and be able to do something for myself.am sorry for telling you now" I said and kept quiet hoping he'll talk which he did.

"If doing this can be all I'll do for you before you are gone I'll do it. But now your life is at risk, I don't think I'll let you take the case again!" He said in an authoritative voice which somehow I felt happy, he didn't turn his back or tell me to get out but he felt my pain.