Creative Writing - Sadness (Partial)

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                                        Sadness

        “Sophie, I do not know how to tell you this, but I have breast cancer,” Mother explained.  My life was slipping away before me, the world had tumbled down upon my mother and there was no hope. “I know it is hard to understand but one day I will leave you, my illness is terminal. The doctors have tried alternative treatment but there is no cure. As far as I am concerned I have only 6 months to live.” Her words crumbled in my heart and I knew that I had to keep her going, I was her engine now.

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        You could see pain splitting my mother in half.  In agony she worked to look after me even though being warned not to.  Each day was precious to us, a ticking time bomb. The side effects also came into kick-start. Her beautiful hair fell out, it was as light as a feather. Once so beautiful, this illness turns her into a monster. I had to think of my mother and what counted on the inside. I slept beside her every night and watched her twist and turn sweating in a downpour of rain. It was like watching someone fit ...

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