The Navigator

three

"Oh mother, you know you shouldn't let Henry play with those imaginary things."

"Telsa, there's nothing wrong with it. I let you do the same when you were a little child."

"But mother, Look what happened to me."

"Nothing is wrong with you, Telsa. You are fine just the way you are."

"Mother, you do know that's not right-"

"Enough, Telsa."

 I heard a lot of conversations like these in my life.  

My sister, Telsa, was diagnosed with cancer when she was just fifteen years old. After that, she tried to protect me from doing everything that she did, as too prevent me from getting the sickness as well. She prohibited me to go to the lake, smelling a certain kind of flower, going by the ocean, and even imagining things. As a child, I did not know she was trying to protect me. I just thought she was the mean old big sister that didn't want me to have fun.

  Telsa was 5 years older than me. We both had an interest in the ocean,as well as boats. The only thing is, she knew how to swim. She did not let me learn how to swim as well. This explains why I cannot even as an adult.

 My sister died when I was 15 years old. She was just twenty. She left her brother, her mother, her father, and her finance' alone. I never realized how much I loved my sister until she was gone. And I never realized how much she loved me until it was too late. I'm so sorry, Telsa.

 I still remember the night she passed. It was just me and her in the room. She put her hand on my face. "Henry" Her weak voice made my bones shake. I couldn't bare to see my sister like this. "Y-yes?" I trembled. "Henry,  I'm really sorry for not letting you do all the things, a child is supposed to do. Will you f-forgive me?" I nodded and turned my face. It was un masculine for a woman to see a man cry. Well, I thought I was a man. "And make sure you prove me wrong and show that our imagenations can come true, okay?" "O-okay." I replied.

"I love you, my little Navigator." She said. "Love you too." I wisperd. That was the last time I spoke to my sister.

 It has come true, Telsa. I just wish we could have this adventure together.