And then she turned her back on me, her long white, almost silvery-gray hair was gleaming. ᰀ䜠爀愀渀℀ᴀ†䤀 挀愀氀氀攀搀 漀甀琀 昀漀爀 栀攀爀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 猀栀攀 搀椀搀渀ᤀ琠 氀漀漀欀 戀愀挀欀⸀ 䄀渀搀 琀栀攀渀 攀瘀攀爀礀琀栀椀渀最 眀攀渀琀 瀀椀琀挀栀 戀氀愀挀欀 愀最愀椀渀⸀ 䄀渀搀 䤀 眀愀猀 戀愀挀欀⸀ഀ
“Relax, mom, it’s not their fault.”ᰀ䠠漀渀攀礀Ⰰ 礀漀甀ᤀ爠攀 洀礀 搀愀甀最栀琀攀爀Ⰰ 䤀 最甀攀猀猀 䤀 栀愀瘀攀 琀栀攀 爀椀最栀琀 琀漀 欀渀漀眀⸀ᴀഠ
“I know,” I said, “I’m sorry. I dreamt of grandma…”ᰀ夠漀甀 搀椀搀㼀ᴀ†䌀愀爀漀氀椀渀攀 愀猀欀攀搀⸀ഀ
“Y-yes…” I said.ᰀ圠栀愀琀 搀椀搀 猀栀攀 猀愀礀㼀ᴀഠ
“I…” I said, rummaging my mind, but I couldn’t seem to remember what grandma said. “Happy…” Was all I could say.ᰀ䠠愀瀀瀀礀㼀ᴀ†䴀漀洀 愀猀欀攀搀⸀ഀ
“I..I dunno…” I said, “Can I just get out of here already?”ᰀ䬠椀洀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 搀漀挀琀漀爀猀 猀愀椀搀 礀漀甀 栀愀瘀攀 琀漀 猀琀愀礀 昀漀爀 琀眀漀 洀漀爀攀 搀愀礀猀☀ᴠഠ
“Like that’s gonna make me better…”ᰀ圠攀氀氀Ⰰ 眀攀 挀漀甀氀搀 眀愀琀挀栀 洀漀瘀椀攀猀 栀攀爀攀☀ᴠ†䌀愀爀漀氀椀渀攀 猀愀椀搀⸀ഀ
I laughed, and sighed, “I just wanna go home.”ᰀ圠攀氀氀Ⰰ 䤀ᤀ氠氀 琀爀礀 琀愀氀欀椀渀最 琀漀 琀栀攀 搀漀挀琀漀爀猀☀ᴠഠ
“ No, Caroline, we have to obey the doctors.” Mom said.ᰀ䴠漀洀ᴀ†䌀愀爀漀氀椀渀攀 洀甀琀琀攀爀攀搀⸀ഀ
Mom sighed, “We have to listen to the doctors.”ᰀ倠氀攀愀猀攀Ⰰᴀ†䤀 猀愀椀搀Ⰰ ᰀ䤠 樀甀猀琀☀䤠ᤀ氠氀 戀攀 昀椀渀攀☀樠甀猀琀 氀攀琀 洀攀 最漀 栀漀洀攀⸀ 䄀渀搀 琀栀攀渀☀愠渀搀 琀栀攀渀 䤀 挀愀渀 猀瀀攀渀搀 琀椀洀攀 眀椀琀栀 洀礀 欀椀搀猀Ⰰ 眀椀琀栀 䴀愀爀欀☀ᴠഠ
“You’re talking as if you’ll never get better!”ᰀ圠攀氀氀Ⰰ 䤀 爀攀愀氀氀礀 洀椀最栀琀 渀漀琀Ⰰ 洀漀洀℀ᴀ†䤀 猀愀椀搀Ⰰ 琀爀礀椀渀最 栀愀爀搀 渀漀琀 琀漀 猀挀爀攀愀洀Ⰰ ᰀ䈠攀昀漀爀攀 椀琀 愀氀氀 攀渀搀猀Ⰰ 䤀 樀甀猀琀 眀愀渀琀 琀漀 猀瀀攀渀搀 琀椀洀攀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀 瀀攀漀瀀氀攀 䤀 氀漀瘀攀⸀ᴀഠ
Mom stood up, “You know what? Fine. Do what you wanna do. You girls never trust me.” She then made her way out of the room.ᰀ匠漀爀爀礀 愀戀漀甀琀 琀栀愀琀⸀ᴀ†䌀愀爀漀氀椀渀攀 猀愀椀搀⸀ഀ
“Oh please, C, you know mom.” I said, “Can we just go home already?”ᰀ䤠ᤀ氠氀 挀愀氀氀 䴀愀爀欀⸀ᴀഠ