The Girl.

My Dream .

Tatiana managed to cool down the tension that was developing between Tabna and her mother , her mother told her about a few incidents when she'd just joined the guerrillas , how she really got worried when her brother had a panic attack and she tried to cool him down always , looked for doctors throughout Medellin to heal his disease .

Talking about her brother , someone whom she sacrificed herself for  to join the guerrillas, Tabna agreed that the woman before her was really indeed her mother .

"How is my brother ?" She asked .

"Doctor Tatiana , for how long do you think my daughter can stay here ?" Her mother pretended not to have heard her question, turned her attention to the doctor .

"As longer as she's willing to stay ."

"I asked you question , how is my brother ? Is he fine , still getting these panic attacks , still getting those uncontrollable jerking movements in his legs and arms ?" Tabna insisted.

"I thought I could take her back home right away  ." She turned a deaf to her still .

"Listen to me mother , I asked you a question , h.o.w  i.s  m.y  b.r.o.t.h.e.r ?"

"Stop nagging me with that question!" Ms Meriya all the sudden got upset . " Your brother is dead, his epilepsy was way stronger than him , the fear , unconsciousness and the anxiety beat him up and he had to die ."

Tabna was left dumbstruck , couldn't ask any more questions , the doctor felt sorry for them and this made Tabna remember on how she was separated from her brother , the guerrillas came around at their house , the two were playing outside , her mother and father were away for work , the guerrillas wanted to take the boy but she refused and improvised .

"You can not take my brother , he's sick ." she said back then  .

"What makes you think we will believe that young girl ?" A woman who was with a commander leading the kidnapping of the children asked.

"Where are your parents ?" the commander asked .

"They're at work ," she replied .

"But am afraid we're going to leave with your brother and you're in no position to stop us because it's us with the guns, besides you're just a young girl ."

"Take me instead ,am stronger than my brother ."

The commander and and his assistant looked at each other , astonished with the girl's bravery and then looked at the boy , who  seemed  so pale and  very miserable that they decided to take the girl , ordered her to follow them if she didn't want to have her brother dead instantly , from then Tabna followed them wherever they did go .

"How old was he ?" She turned her thoughts back to her mother .

"Look here doctor Tatiana , I don't know what procedures I should take, in order to take my girl back home, she's a woman now ,she can live with us at our house in the countryside ." Meriya seemed haven't heard her daughters question and Tatiana was caught up in between whether should she let her answer her daughter's questions first or answer her first .

"Mother , I've asked you a question , how old was my brother when he died ?"

"Doctor Tatiana ?" Her mother requested for an answer on whether she can take the girl with her .

"How old was my brother mother ?" Tabna banged the table with her two hands .

"Can you take this lunatic away from my sight doctor , I don't want to regret what I can do to her right now , she has no idea on how the death of her brother still affects me ."