Deep Regrets

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Robert Bridgman

Deep Regrets

“James, we need to talk to you. That was the police on the phone they had some bad news……. it’s your grandma, she was crossing the street yesterday with shopping bags in her hand, returning from waitrose after doing her weekly shopping, an..and….well… she got knocked down by a car, and she’s now in a hospital in Manchester. It has been said she is in a critical condition. Your mother and I have decided to go up to Manchester and visit her, although I’m sorry to say she may not be with us for much longer. We are going to have to leave you here on your own; you’re almost seventeen you can look after yourself now. We are going to have to trust you at some point in your life, and it may as well be now.

My parents gathered their bags and staggered towards the car with grievous looks on their faces. They carefully placed their bags in the boot and gingerly opened the car doors and slowly lowered themselves in, I could see my mum’s eyes filling up as she pulled the seat belt across her chest and slowly clicked it into place, I had never seen her like this before, it was like she was in a trance. But I could never tell when my dad was upset he always put on a brave face, he would never let out any emotions. My dad put the key into the ignition and turned it, making the car make a loud banging noise. I couldn’t help thinking about granny as they drove down the street. I couldn’t help thinking “will she be okay……”

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Two days without a parent in sight, that can’t be too bad, I have only been able to dream about it before. But I’m not really in the mood to do anything at the moment; I could never have a party while my granny is lying in a hospital with the cold feeling of death knocking on her door. All I have on my mind is that before we know it she could be in a better place, without the stress and pain of life. But it would be a tragedy to loose someone so close to my heart. ...

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