A Simple Lie...

 First Person's POV

Uhhh... my head hurts. I opened my eyes and found myself on the hospital bed with my family sitting on the sofa with birthday caps on their heads. I suddenly remembered.

" Happy Birthday E", V said." Happy Birthday to you to" I said but a bit softly."I didn't think our 15th birthday would be celebrated like this" she said a bit sadly, but quickly smiled and said" I tried baking a cake". I was surprised." You baked a cake ! Well are you sure that it is not burnt ?" I asked teasingly." Well the first cake did got burnt but this one is ' just right'" she said with a suppressed smile." Another Goldilocks reference" I said with an eyeroll. She chuckled but soon gave a sigh and then began. " I know that you are really stubborn but please think about what the doctors said. I want to be able to celebrate my next 60-70 birthdays along with you. Please I-I don't w-want to lose my twin. P-Please..." Then she began crying. Before I could say something, Mom and Dad came and Dad patted her head. " It's alright, so please don't cry. E definitely has something in her mind, but I agree with V, you should think about the procedure " he said.

Then Mom began, " I know you are really protective about those microorganisms but they have turned into parasites. If we don't do something then....." she stopped and then went to Aunt Storm, who was sitting on the sofa. I know everyone is worried about me but.... I sighed. I looked and saw that M, Ma, Sa, U, N were talking for sometime, with sad faces and baby P was in Uncle J's arms. Looks like Ma is still a bit upset that I was not able to come for her 14th birthday....Just then Doctor Time came in. " Mr. and Mrs. Solar, other than you I would request the others to please leave the room for some time " He said. Everyone except Mom and Dad left the room, though V was a bit hesitant at first.

After the room was empty, he began to speak. " Ms. Solar, I hope you know that your condition is getting worse day by day. Therefore as a doctor it is my responsibility to cure my patients, but you don't want to undergo this procedure. You know that the microorganisms Homo Sapiens have become quite parasitic, but still why are you so protective about them? We know that strangely they only inhabit you and are the one of the only organisms of their type but still they are endangering your existence. Therefore I would request you to undergo Pernicium otherwise your condition will become worse day by day " He said.

I sighed again, for the third or fourth time that day and began to speak. " Uncle Space you don't have to be so formal. It is sometimes a bit too polite and weird " I said with a small chuckle. He is usually really fun but it is kind of creepy when he is all-too-formal. " And could you please tell me what I have to undergo again, like in simpler terms, because all of this is going above my head " I said. He chuckled. " You are really strange Earth. Most of the people panic at these times and you still are able to make me laugh. So as you asked, Pernicium means extinction. It will not hurt you much but-" " But I don't want do that Uncle Space. You know I care a lot for these humans" I interrupted him while he was speaking.

" I know that you are really stubborn but if left untreated, it will cause you more harm and there is a possibility that it might spread to the others. Therefore please think about it" he said. I know that he, no everyone is worried about me but humans are not dangerous. " I know Uncle Space that you all are worried about me but humans are not bad. They are not dangerous-" " You say that they are not dangerous but look at your condition. You are not able to walk properly without support and your lungs sometimes stop functioning properly. You are getting a lot of skin infections because of them and you still say they are not dangerous!" he said in a higher voice than usual. Even Mom and Dad were a bit surprised. He then took a deep breath. " Well I am telling you this because though I don't want to say this, you are my favorite niece and I don't want anything to happen to any of my nieces and nephews so please try to understand..." his voice trailed off.

" Uncle I know that everyone is worried about me but tell me if someone makes a mistake, you give them another chance to correct-" " But if they repeat the mistake again and again?" Uncle Space interrupted  me once again. I sighed again, but this time from fatigue. " But they are trying to correct it. They are trying their best to help me heal and to stop doing things which will harm me. They try not to go on war with each other, though to protect themselves but it saves me too. They are planting more trees, which is helping me breath again normally, like now and also they are cleaning water bodies which is helping my circulatory system. And even the children, I mean the human children are also working towards this like Greta Thunberg. So tell me Uncle shouldn't I give them another chance? " I asked.

My parents looked towards each other and Uncle gave a long sigh. " Sun and Time, why is she good at debates and why is she interested in Science?" he asked Dad and Mom. Mom just smiled and Dad chuckled. Uncle smiled and then again turned towards me. " Ok so if you don't want to then I'll wait but if your condition worsens then you will have to agree" he said seriously. " Uncle it will never happen so don't worry about it" I said with a smile to hide my lie. The truth is it can get more worse, to the extent that I will die but I can't say that to the others, can I? I want to protect these creatures, even though my immune system is harming them but I know they are smart enough to cope with it. I want to protect them till the end of my life.... But I want them to save me too, will they?

 I was thinking about this when Venus came in again. Her eyes were still a bit puffy but she was smiling. The others were also behind her. " So shall we cut the cake?" she asked. " Ok, but I want the part with the cherry !" I said. everybody laughed, except Pluto who was fast asleep in Uncle Jupiter's arms. I hope I am able to see them smiling and laughing for more than just a few years....