When I'm with you

Chapter 2

Gab asked Uncle Mike to teach me how to swim after I refused to his offer. It was the third day of our training now. I learned the proper position of the arms and legs and the proper movement when swimming. Uncle Mike was a very good trainer. He didn’t force me.  If I couldn’t do something he didn’t look down on me instead he would encourage me more. Gab was always with me on my training. In my surprise he never laughed at me when I made mistakes. He also gave me  a lot of advice, that was unusual of him.

He seems a different person when he starts to enter the pool and swim. He looks calm and happy. Then I remembered, he told me that he can only think better when he’s in the water. He also said that Aunt Anne once told him that water can give a full relaxation to both body and mind. Now I realized that’s probably the reason why Gab always took so long when he’s taking a bath.

“You’re doing a good job” Gab told me after my training.

“Yeah. I’m trying my best. Uncle Mike is a very good trainer. I improved a lot. My fear of water has lessened too. It was all thanks to him.”

“Hey! That’s unfair! I was also a good help on your training” he protested

“Oh yeah I’m sorry I forgot. Thanks to you my training always starts late”.

“10 am isn’t that late! The sun is just about to rise on that time” he whined

“Yeah sure. That’s why I got a tan skin now.” I jokingly said

After the training, Gab and I spent the day by playing video games. I remembered that that was my last day in their house. Mom and Dad are going to pick me up tomorrow.  Even I don’t want to leave I really have to because next week it’s Gab’s turn to visit our house.

The next day Mom and Dad finally arrived to pick me up. I said my goodbyes to Uncle Mike, Aunt Anne and Gab and thanked them for letting me to stay in their house. Gab looked sad so I tried to cheer him up.

“You shouldn’t be sad. We’ll see each other again next week” then I hugged him and left.

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I woke up early to help my mom to prepare the food.Today is the day where Gab is going to visit our house. He’ll be staying here for a week. I already made a list on what we’re going to do in his stay here.

I hurriedly went down the stairs and made my way to the kitchen.  I didn’t see mom there. I thought she went outside to buy some ingredients. So I went to the living room, opened the TV and waited for my mom to come back. But suddenly I heard someone crying upstairs. I immediately went up and saw my parent’s room open so I entered. I saw mom crying while my dad was talking to someone on his phone.  I got curious. Why was my Mom crying? What would make her cry? I knocked the door to get their attention. Both of them looked at me. I heard dad said goodbye to the person he was talking to.  Mom asked me to come near her. I went and sat to the couch she was sitting. They were silent, none of them was talking. My heart suddenly beats fast and I felt uneasy. Why am I nervous? Is it because my both of them had a worried look on their faces? I saw dad nodded to my mom, telling her to speak.

“Anne we need to tell you something” mom told me while sobbing. “Your Aunt Anne is dead”. I felt my heart skipped a beat. My whole body got numbed not believing from what I just heard.  I was about to ask her if it was true when I felt hot water going down my face. I was crying.

“Mike called us telling us the bad news. Anne had a heart attack while Mike was out so it was only Gab who was with her. Gab panicked and hadn’t called an ambulance. When Mike got home he tried to bring her to the hospital but it was too late. ” mom continued.