Things we said today

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     "Rose, I don't have any words," George said, and I smiled sadly at him, "I'm so sorry," he said, and I just smiled sadly while the tears fell.
    "Can I just talk then?" I asked, and he sat down next to me, holding my hand and looking down.
    "Go on," he said, and he looked down at the floor. I noticed that he was unable to look me in the eye.
    "Well, do you know when it snows, or the lakes freeze over, but then the sun comes out, and the snow melts? Do you know how it feels to actually feel the warmth again, and you shed your winter coat?" My voice broke as I said this next part, "It might be hailing right now, but I know that he sun is going to come out again, George. It always does," I said, tears sliding down my face as I smiled sadly again. I seemed to be doing that a lot recently.
    "Rose, how can you even try to smile at a time like this?" George asked, and I gave him my honest answer.
     "Because, I know that if I don't smile, I'll fall apart," I said in a hushed whisper, and he looked up at me for the first time, he had been crying, but he suddenly stopped. He smiled, and it made my heart feel a bit lighter to see that.
     "You're right. The sun will come out, because we still have each other at least," he said, and I nodded. I didn't feel like grieving anymore. I had accepted the loss, and I was ready to move on.
     "Hello, we need the birth certificate signed and we need to know what to do with the body," the doctor said, walking in on our moment. We took it and studied it together. It was a baby girl. My heart wrenched upon seeing that and envisioning what could've been.
     "Well, we already agreed on the name if it's a girl, right? Anna May Harrison," I said, and George nodded. He shakily wrote it and signed it where the father signs, and I sighed for the mother. We decided to have her buried.
     Suddenly, at that moment, I thought of someone I hadn't seen in a while, and I knew I had to visit them.. the last time I saw him, I was returning a cat.
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The end is just gonna get more and more sad!!sorry everyone!

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