Twist Of Fate - Episode 3

 

"TWIST OF FATE" prt3

"Doctor is she okay"? Evelyn asked the young man as she went along with him to his office while my brother and I stayed with my Mum in her room..
      We've been in the hospital for some hours and Mum just regained consciousness some minutes ago but she was very weak, she could barely control her breathing and that terrified Eric and I..

"Princess don't cry...I will be okay"

"But Mum what happened" I asked feeling so scared of all that was happening before my eyes.

"I was tired... Eric are you also crying" she asked in low tone

"I don't want to also lose you....I won't take it if anything bad should happen to you" Eric replied wiping the tears in his eyes with his hands. . Mum asked us to come closer to her but all of the sudden, she began shaking...  Eric immediately ran to call for the doctor... I watched my Mum suffocating like she was locked in a box, she held my hands really tight tears running down her cheek as well as mine... She held me close to her and then she gave me a necklace

"Pearl...."
"Mummy!!!" I cried out her name as I saw her eyes turning white
"My princess...this..is a pearl necklace" she said as she opened my hand and carefully placed the necklace in my palm..

"Mummy... Please don't go too"...

" make sure...

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. Make sure...you..don't lose...it.  It is...your identity...don't lose it pearl "

   Immediately the doctor and nurses came in.. But mum kept on calling out our names...Eric went closer to her as I hid my face in Aunt Evelyn's arms..

"Eric... "
"Yes mum"
"I'm....ve...very..proud of you"
"Mummy!!!!"
"You've.... Being..stro...strong for..me please...be strong for...your sister" she said as she tried grasping for air.

"Mummy please don't abandon us" I cried as i ran into her arms

"Eric....ta...take good...care..of your sister"

"Mummy!!!! Please don't do this to us...we  need you" I cried but Mum was no longer saying a word... The doctor asked us to step aside

"Your mum is gone" he said sadly

"No!!!!!" I ran back into Aunt Evelyn's arms and cried my heart out... Eric sat next to my mum's lifeless body crying his eyes out. This isn't how I had planned my life to be.

"How could she have left us too... This isn't fair.." I lamented

"The doctor said your mum was suffering from a heart disease and it was already too late" Aunt Evelyn replied

"But she was okay"...I said angrily
    
          Ooo

Two weeks past after my Mum's death and it was time for her funeral. Aunt Evelyn have being there to console my brother and I... I knew she was concerned on how she would take care of us since she doesn't have a good job.. 
    Mum's funeral was a very quiet one... I stood next to Eric throughout. We just lost our Dad some months ago and now Mum is gone. Who would take care of us..thoughts kept on flooding my mind as they carefully put the casket into the ground.. I looked up at Eric with tears coming down my cheek, I didn't want to look at my Mum being placed in a hole. I brought out the pearl necklace from my pocket.. I remembered her last words it really broke my heart, I miss her so much.

" Eric I miss mummy so much"? I cried bitterly

"Pearl Mum is fine" he said with tears running down his cheek

"Mum isn't.. She's being placed in a hole...she would never return to us just like Daddy"

    Eric took the pearl necklace from me and placed it on my neck..

"Mum would love it more on your neck"

"Eric, Pearl?"

I heard someone calling our names...that voice sounded familiar, that voice belongs to my Mum's best friend uncle Jay... We immediately turned around

"Uncle Jay!!" We both ran into his widespread arms

"Pearl, Eric. I'm sorry if I haven't been around during this hard times. Please forgive me"

We were so happy to see uncle Jay.. It's being years since we last saw him. Uncle jay and mum have being close friends since childhood.. Mum always told us about him.. After the funeral we went home in his car. He talked to Aunt Evelyn and asked her to let us move in with him instead. Aunt Evelyn asked us to go to the room, I was sure she didn't want us to hear their conversation.

Evelyn's POV

"You want the kids to stay at your place" i asked

"Evelyn...I know you and Grace were very close but I need to repay Grace for her kindness by taking care of her children"

"I know I don't have what it takes to take good care of them but I love those children" I replied with a low tone because honestly the kids need to go back to school and I can't afford it.

"And I love them too... They are like my niece are nephew and now they are more like my children"

"And your wife...do you think she would accept and love them?" I asked trying not to be blinded by his love for the kids

" I will be there for them...I promise nothing bad will happen to them."

"I know how much you and Grace loved each other and I trust you with her kids but I don't trust your wife"

"I told her about it already"

"And what did she say"?

" she is okay..."

"I will call the kids and hear their opinion" 

Of course I won't let them go If they didn't want to.. I called them out of the room and we talked. I told them that I didn't have what it takes to carter for them...it broke my heart to tell them such but I wanted to do what's best for them.

"But aunt Evelyn, we want to stay here with you" pearl cried

"I know...I also want you both to stay here but you have to go back to school and be someone in life. I can't make that happen but Uncle Jay can." I tried hiding the tears that was about escaping from my eyes

"Aunt Evelyn, we will come visiting" Eric replied

"Whenever you both want to come, my door is always opened" I replied and opened my arms for a big hug. I gave them a kiss and told them to arrange their bag. They went to their room and started packing their belongings... I was really sad. I wasn't sure if I was making the right decision.

"What did they say" Jay asked?

" they will go with you" I broke down as Jay hugged me to comfort me

"Evelyn the kids will be okay...."

"I know but I will miss them. They are like my kids and I'm scared of making a mistake that would affect them badly" I said cleaning my tears

"They are with me so they are safe"..

Finally they came out with their backpack. Looking so sad and scared.. I walked them to the car.. Pearl kept on crying but I managed to convince her that it was what her mum would have wanted.. They got into the car and waved at me causing my heart to break completely.

To be continued. 
     Written by Kelvin Anneth Chidera