Reminiscence

Chapter 49

Avril's Pov- I got the call immediately during an interview. I told the interviewer to excuse me and I swiped my phone screen. "Hello!?." "Avril, It's Liam."

Mallory's POV- "So what I am getting at is Bertha was symbolizing what Jane Eyre kept bottled up in her and for her to love Mr. Rochester she had to let it go completely and die to live a happy life." I hear my phone vibrate and immediately go over to my purse. I hold my finger up. "Hold on second." I say to my college English class. "Hello!?." "What!?, No, No Avril you can't be serious okay be right there bye." I hang up and cancel the rest of my classes.

Taissa's POV- The day started out like normal. I got up and got my bath and brewed some tea before cooking some breakfast. Evan my dear husband of all these years woke up and ate a brief breakfast with me drinking down a cup of black coffee. He then grabs his duffle bag and comes over to me while I do the dishes. "You sure you don't want to come.?" He asks. "No honey you go and I will be waiting right here for you."

I say putting my arms around him and we give each other a passionate kiss before breaking away. "I love you Taissa." "I love you to Evan be safe my love." I wave goodbye and then finish my things. I go later into the bathroom later to use it.

I was washing my hands and I look into the mirror. Staring back at me was a woman who went through hell and back and birthed 3 children and married a fine husband. I smile at this thought and when I went to dry my hands off and then turn and leave when my foot caught the tip edge of the bath mat and before I could think what was happening my foot slid and I was tumbling down I was trying to grab for anything, but didn't get nothing but a hard whack from the toilet and I was fully embraced by darkness.

When I woke up I was in a bright room. I look up and first thing I see was Avril standing over me. "Hi Mom." I am in all smiles. "Hey Avril what a suprise you came to visit me." She smiles a sad smile and readjust her purse strap. She looks over to Mallory who approaches me steadfast. " Hey Mom you were giving us a scare." Mallory says embracing me. I hug her back. "What scare?." I ask. "Mom you fell in the master bath on your way down you hit your head on the toilet." Liam says coming in.

"Okay well I am fine now let's go home." I go to sit up and a hands presses me down. "Mom now is not the good time-." Mallory says. I look at her. "What's going on.?" I ask. Evan finally walks up to me eyes bloodshot as he looks at me with pure sadness.

"Oh Taissa I am so sorry I feel like I failed you as a husband I left you alone while I went  to an award event." He takes my hand within his. "Could you find it in your heart. To forgive me.?" He asks. "Evan, you did nothing wrong you didn't know I was going to fall." I say.

"Mom, we came to inform you that you and dad are possibly moving to an assisted living facility." Avril says. Evan pulls away from kissing my lips and immediately stands up. " Yeah that's the way to be because God forbid the kids have to take care of their parents. But heaven forbid the children do they have to take on their parents." Evan says. "Dad we just feel like maybe you shouldn't be in big house anymore I mean what if Liam had not lived and hour away and decided to stop who knows how long she would have been on the floor." Avril says.

The next day was hectic I was discharged from the hospital and Avril and the kids took charge of seeing us around different facilities today.

Non of them satisfied us most them even didn't let husband and wife stay in the same room together after about 5 different one's when we were out at lunch Liam asks.

"So have you found one you might be interested in.?" "No, because are home is at our house not at an assisted living facility." Evan says slamming his hand down on the table.

I jump and grab his hand and squeeze it for reassurance. "Dad, it's out of discussion you and mom are no longer safe alone in that big house you-." I speak up. "Avril you can't do this to us it's just not right. We love each other and most of these nursing homes won't let us stay in the same room. We have been with each other since I was 16 wherever he goes I follow vice versa. We love our house we loved there, we raised you three beautiful children there we watched the years side by side together and to put us somewhere that will demand of us what time to get up, and what time to go to bed. We like our independence to come and go as we please. To have that stripped, taken away then what's life?." My eyes water up and I wipe my mouth with my napkin and excuse myself. I hear Evan say "We won't be living no where else, but at home you wait and see and to have your mother upset you all 3 should be ashamed of yourselves." Evan comes up to me and hugs me. "It will always be us against the world." He says leaning to kiss me.

Mallory's POV- "look all I am saying is July is coming up and let's take them to the beach to celebrate their wedding anniversary and give them sometime to think and when we come back then we will decide." I say.