The Hourglass

CHAPTER 1 (obviously)

Karen: Oh Yeah!!! Time to go home and play Xbox!!who want's to join me?

Rico: Present!!

Louie: Alive and kicking!

Charlotte: You're not starting without me! 

*on the school bus*

*karen's cellphone rings*

Karen: Hello?

Dad: Karen,your mom is in the hospital...

Karen: WHAT!!!???WH-WH-WHY???!!

Dad: She suffered severe pain while she's jogging around our village...

*karen cries*

Louie: Karen? why are you crying?

Rico: What happened?

Karen: My mom...

*sobs*

Charlotte: What happened to tita?

Karen: She has a weak immune system and most of the time she feels pain on her chest....

Rico: Where is she?

Charlotte: Let's visit her.

Louie: Yeah.good idea

*at the hospital*

Karen: Dad!

*runs and hugs her dad*

Karen: How's mom?

Dad: The doctor didn't told me yet,he's still inside

*doctor walks out*

Doctor: Are you Mrs. Brion's relatives?

Dad: I'm her husband

Doctor: I have good and bad news

Chapter 2

Doctor: The bad news is that she suffered stage 3 brain cancer

Dad: What's the good news?

Doctor: She can live if she can have immediate operation to remove the cancer cells in her brain..

Karen: But how much will it cost doc?

Doctor: It will cost you a large amount of money.. Around 3,000,000 - 5,000,000 pesos including the anti-biotics and medicines.

Dad: But we don't have that amount of money...

*karen sobs*

Doctor: I'm afraid she will die any day now....

Karen: You-you're just joking right?

Doctor: I'm sorry but if she does not get an operation,the cancer cells will damage her brain,paralyze her and...

*karen sobs*

Karen: No! that will not happen!

*continues sobbing*