THE FENCE, THE ROSE . P.JM

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Eomma don't die on me yet. I have to here your voice once more. Please... hang in there...

It rained. It was pouring.

I ran. Tears streaming down my face. I made it to hospital. I checked in still panicking.

"Ma'am, she's resting. She just got surgery would you still like to visit-"

"THIS IS MY DAMN MOTHER BITCH! OF COURSE I WOULD LIKE TO SEE HER!" I slammed my hands on the counter.

She nodded scaredly and allowed me through. I didn't decide taking the elevator. I just ran up the stairs. I opened my Eommas door.

I walked in...

There she was. Pale. Weak. Skinny. Vains popping out. I walked over to her. My boots clinked. The chair that was there was no longer its spot.

I crouched down next to her. I held her hand.

"Am I too late? Why? Tell me... AM I?!" I screamed. I cried.

Eomma moved. I looked at her with hope.

She opened her eyes.

"E-Eomma..." I cried.

"Nari... I'm sorry..." She whispered.

"Wae? W-what? There's no need to apologize... I should be apologizing... I wasn't here for you when I should've been here each hour I could..." I sobbed.

"My delicate little flower... " She held my hand. "Your on the right path..." She smiled.

I stopped crying for a second. So I could speak.

"Eomma... the guys are leaving me... are you going too?" I whispered.

"I'll be by your side wherever I go... just remember I'll be watching over you always..." She kissed my forehead.

"I-I think its time for me to go now...*cough* *cough* Nari-*cough* *cough*..." She coughed. I cried.

"You my delicate little flower... and there's always another way..." She coughed. She turned as pale as ever. I ran out and called the nurses. The doctor came in and nurses did what they could.

I sat in the waiting room. It was about 3 AM. The doctor came out.

"Nari... your mother has been drinking you know that right?"

"She-she has?"

"Yes. And... her age... the drinking affected her easily since she is... elderly." The doctor nodded.

"And we can't do anything but let nature take its course." She said.

"Please have a safe night." She hugged me. She pulled away.

I walked out. I cried on the way. I stumbled into a bar and had a few shots. Maybe not a few shots... a lot...

"Ahaha...*burp* you look nice.. *burp*" I said. The bartender walked to the other side of the bar.

I got up and left the money there. Then, I walked out the bar. I walked side to side.

"Shit... " I breathed out.

I was on the road. I walked in the middle of the road without a care. Cars beeped. I didn't give a shit, I gave the finger and walked away.

Then... a car came speeding at me. They beeped but I didnt budge.

"NARI!!" Someone familiar yelled out my name as the car screeched infront of me. I passed out.
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I woke up in a not-so familiar place. But it was nice. I looked around. My clothes were on the ground. Oh no...