When the Last Teardrop Falls || @ayat_2006_m

#4 It Keeps Getting Worse

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Destiny's POV
I woke up, on sounds of men talking, I washed my face, and went down to figure out what is that sound.
"Dad?" I whispered, Dad looked at me, his eyes were so red, probably he was crying.
"What's wrong Dad?" There was a doctor standing beside him. "Where's mom?"
Dad talks to the doctor and thanks him.
"We should talk, sweetie" he said, taking my hand and walking toward their room. When he opened the door, I saw mom lying on the bed, looking so sick. "Mom!" I shouted running towards her but dad held my wrist stopping me.
"Your mom is sick, the disease passed to her"
I didn't believe what he said. I shook my head, trying to make him leave my hand, but he didn't let go.
"Dad, leave me!"
"I can't ! I don't want you to be sick too!" He takes me out the room, "Sweetheart, this disease is so dangerous, I want you to stay hopeful, and we should keep your mother happy in her... last days"
I hugged dad, "what do you mean? No is gonna die?" I asked
Dad didn't reply, he just hugged me back.
We hear mom's coughing, dad entered and asks her if she wants anything, then he came, and told me that she wants to talk to me.
"Hey, Deedy" mom said, with a tired, painful smile.
I wiped the tears, "hey mom" I replied.
She gestured to me to sit on the chair beside her bed.
"You know I'm sick, and this disease is much stronger than me, but I need you to listen carefully to what I'll say"
She took a deep breath.
"You are a pretty, sweet girl, you're the best daughter that every mom dreams of having"
Her words hit me so hard
"You're brave, and strong, I'm proud of being your mother, I'm proud that I brought you to this world, but you should take care, when I die"
I cut her off "no, you'll not die"
"Let me continue, I don't want you ever to feel bad about yourself, I want you to hold on and never give up on your dreams, stay strong, sweetie, promise me you'll do that"
"I promise" I said, trying to catch the tears, but I couldn't.
"Don't cry" she ran her fingers through my hair, trying to keep me calm.
I walked out of the room, my heart is totally broken, I can see it's pieces all around me.
"Where are you going, Destiny?" Dad asked when he saw me going out the house.
"I'll come soon, just want to walk around" I answered.
I'm tired of this life, I can't hold on, but I promised mom, I can't break the promise. I walked, not knowing where my footsteps are taking me.
I stopped when I realized I'm in front of a tree, Alan and I used to sit there. He used to jump around happily. He felt free at this place.
I sat there, and looked how things have changed. This park, used to be filled with children. But now, it's so empty.
It looked, ugh, sad. Children filled ugh place with  colors of happiness, without them, the place is just, black.
I cried a lot, I miss every single moment I lived in the past. I stood up, getting ready to go back home.
When I was seconds away from the door, a white car parked in front of the house. A lot of people, who seemed to be doctors, got out of this car. They spread all around. They entered the houses, and took some people with them. They entered my house, I followed them.
"Excuse me! Can I help you!" I asked again and again but no one answered. After a while they came downstairs, carrying mom on a, I dunno, it's something where they carry the sick. I followed them.
"Hey! What do you think you're doing!" I shouted
I ran after them, holding mom's hand. "Stop! Stop!" I yelled.
"Destiny! I love you" mom whispered.
"Mom! Don't take my mom! Leave her!" I yelled, dad was stopping me.
"Let me go! Can't you see!! They are taking mom away!" I shouted
I was shouting, but no one listened to me. I tried to prevent them from taking my mom, but they took her, AWAY.
"MOM!" I shouted, "BEING HER BACK!"
I lowered my head, and looked at the ground. "Don't take her, please, she's the only thing left for me!"
The tears fell endlessly, my heart is not there anymore, there's no pieces left of it.
"Don't cry, sweetie" someone said , patting me on the arm. I looked up, it was one of the doctors, a female doctor.
"They took my mom!" I cried.
She sat beside me, and raised my head so we made eye contact. "They took mine too" she whispered.
"What? What do you mean?"
"My mom was sick too, they had to take her" she smiled and looked deeply at me.
"Her last words were, I Love You!"
Those very warm tears were killing me, I needed to stop the but they were unstoppable.
"Where did they take her?" I asked
"Hopelessly... we didn't find any medications for this disease, that means that people in this village, were in a big danger, we decided to take away all the sick ones, to keep the others safe"
"So mom is gonna die, right?"
She gave me a sad sigh, and nodded.

I wasn't even able to say goodbye, I wasn't able to kiss her for the last time and tell her that she's the purest person I've ever met. At that time.... I felt something, it's like my heart, turned into a , a stone.