Here's My Heart- by Nina Bechtold
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-Prologue-
Stepping into the cold hospital room where her aunt lay
helpless, Kathrina Blight stared sadly at the stranger. Aunt
Barb hadn't been very keen about the environment until she
found out why her body had started to deteriorate. Some of the
chemicals found in gasoline, like gashol, had been irratating
her once beautiful skin and lungs- in short, she was allergic
to gashol. Looking at the newly honored Planeteer, Barbara
Blight smiled. "Kathrina, my dear girl, why are you crying?"
Looking even more upset, Kathrina, a sweet girl
from France, said,"Ah, mi, Aunt Barb- Doctor McGrey has told me
that you shall die soon." Tears started again. "Oh, sil vous
plait! Tell me c'est faux! Tell me it's a lie, Aunt Barb!"
"No, Kathrina. I only wish it were. Before I die, though, I
want you to know something that I haven't been able to say."
With a painful deep breath, she said,"I gave you to your aunt
Serena. I was too busy to take care of you, much less myself.
I am your birth mother. Please forgive me for not telling you
when you came of age to know." With another gasp, Barbara
Blight slipped into a coma, leaving Kathrina to wonder why her
real aunt, Aunt Serena, hadn't told her this before she died.
_______________________________________________________________
-Prologue-
Stepping into the cold hospital room where her aunt lay
helpless, Kathrina Blight stared sadly at the stranger. Aunt
Barb hadn't been very keen about the environment until she
found out why her body had started to deteriorate. Some of the
chemicals found in gasoline, like gashol, had been irratating
her once beautiful skin and lungs- in short, she was allergic
to gashol. Looking at the newly honored Planeteer, Barbara
Blight smiled. "Kathrina, my dear girl, why are you crying?"
Looking even more upset, Kathrina, a sweet girl
from France, said,"Ah, mi, Aunt Barb- Doctor McGrey has told me
that you shall die soon." Tears started again. "Oh, sil vous
plait! Tell me c'est faux! Tell me it's a lie, Aunt Barb!"
"No, Kathrina. I only wish it were. Before I die, though, I
want you to know something that I haven't been able to say."
With a painful deep breath, she said,"I gave you to your aunt
Serena. I was too busy to take care of you, much less myself.
I am your birth mother. Please forgive me for not telling you
when you came of age to know." With another gasp, Barbara
Blight slipped into a coma, leaving Kathrina to wonder why her
real aunt, Aunt Serena, hadn't told her this before she died.