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This chapter has a big revelation ;)
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Where Are You Now?
Chapter 4 – Comeback
(?POV)
It feels weird to be back here. All the memories of my childhood came flooding back to me.
"Are you really sure about this?" Edward, my husband said.
Edward and I have been married for three years already. He was twenty-two and I was eighteen, a fresh high school grad when we were married. Mom was happy when I married him, while Dad said that it was too soon. But we were in love, so why wait?
He is the type of guy that every girl wants. He is a gentleman, loving, respectful, and he is so nice to my parents. I met him during one of my mom's parties. He was a great composer and pianist, and he played one of his songs during the party. His skills were indescribable, it's like he was making magic with his long fingers.
The following week, I was shocked because he is waiting for me in the living room. He said that he asked for my parent's permission to court me. That was so funny, he was so old-fashioned. And I never thought that somebody would do that, but it's great that he made my super strict father agree. I'm glad he didn't shoot him.
So he started taking me out during weekends. Each and every of our dates were very romantic. He always has surprises for me. After six months of dating, he proposed to me and me, of course I said yes. I was in my senior year high school that time, so we decided that we will get married after graduation. And then he will live with me in New York, because that is where I am going for college.
During our first marriage anniversary, I was diagnosed of pancreatic cancer. I didn't know that I have it, and the symptoms will just appear when the cancer is already severe. Mom and Dad were so worried for me. Edward didn't take it well. But me, I wasn't scared.
Weird huh?
I wasn't scared because I know I have people who will support me and love me all the way this tragedy. I know that if I will fight the cancer, and take all the painful treatments it would go away.
But it didn't…
After all the tests that the doctors have done to me, they discovered that my cancer in already in its last stage. But still, I didn't cry. I told them that I would still take the treatments even though it has few chances to really cure the cancer.
After all the treatments, I became limp, thin, and weak. I barely have appetite to eat, and I feel so tired all the time. After a year of fighting the cancer, they said that it was already malignant, and it's spread to my other organs. They said that my life will not last long; they gave me a year and a half maximum to live.
That was when my walls came crashing down. All my dreams and hopes suddenly vanished; the future that I want was also gone. I still have so many things that I want to do in my life. I wanted to finish studying, I wanted to have kids with Edward, and I wanted to travel the world with him and our future family. But none of those will happen now.
"Honey?" Edward said, bringing me back to the present.
"Oh, I was just thinking of something, I'm sorry. I've never been so sure of anything in my life," I said securely.
We are here in Saint Anne orphanage (A/N: I don't know if that really exists there). I said to Edward that I want to adopt a baby girl before I pass away. I want to experience how to be a mother even just for a while. A miracle happened, and my life was extended, nobody could explain how that happened, but still I am not healed. Now nobody knows when I will be gone. All we can do is pray.
Edward kissed my forehead before he pushed the wheelchair and we entered the orphanage. Edward does not want me to walk, and walking makes me easily exhausted so we agreed that I'll just use a wheelchair.
"Good morning…?" A nun greeted us.
"Mr. and Mrs. Cullen," Edward said to her.
"Good morning," I greeted her with a warm small smile.
"May I know why you visited our place?"She asked nicely.
"We would like to adopt a baby girl," I answered.
"Oh, maybe you should go to Sister Marion's office, she'll take care of it. Come I'll lead the way to her office," she offered.
I shook my head.
"No need."
"Are you sure? You might get lost," she insisted.
I gave her a reassuring smile, "I've been here before."
And then, I asked Edward to push the wheelchair.
I told him the directions, and soon we are in front of the office. Edward knocked, after a few moments Sister Marion came out.
"Oh you're here to adopt?" Was the first thing that she said.
Edward and I nodded. She invited us in. Edward pushed the wheelchair beside the chair where he sat.
"So, you are?" Sister Marion asked softly.
"Mr. and Mrs. Cullen," I answered.
"Oh, what particular age do you want to adopt?"
"A year or so."
"Oh, want to start looking now?"
"Sure."
…
Sister Marion brought us to a room where there are kids ages 1 to 3.
Apparently, there is a girl who is celebrating her first birthday. There were few balloons, streamers, and then all the kids are eating pink cupcakes.
"Who among the children is celebrating her birthday?" I asked Sister Marion.
"Emerald, she is seated there," she said and she pointed a brown haired little girl.
The girl looks familiar; she looks someone that I've met before. Someone that's close to my heart. She looks like my best friend. She has green eyes like Edward.
"She's adorable," Edward said.
"She is," I agreed.
"I like her."
"Me too. She's so pretty."
She looked at us, and I smiled at her. She smiled, there were just few teeth, and it was so cute.
I turned to face Sister Marion, to tell her that we have already chosen our baby.
"Sister?" I called her softly.
"Yes?" She answered.
"We love Emerald, when can we adopt her?"
"Oh really? You can get her now. We just have to arrange some papers to verify that you are her parents, and arrange her birth certificate." There's a weird look in her eyes, as if she doesn't want us to adopt Emerald, but when she noticed that I was staring her, she looked away.
"We can manage that," Edward said, and he smiled at me.
…
We went back to her office to sign up some papers, and when we're done, Edward handed her back the papers.
"Camilla Swan...Cullen?" Sister Marion asked in shock.
"Yes?" I looked at her expectantly.
"You are Camilla? The one who is always with Isa—"
"Yes," I cut her off.
"What happened to you?" She asked worriedly.
"I have pancreatic cancer, and it's already malignant. Nobody knows when I'll die. But its fine, thank God my life was extended."
"Thank God," she agreed.
"How did Emerald get in here?" I asked.
"She is a daughter of a nice person, but she cannot support her, and her father…she doesn't know where he was. So she left her here."
"That was sad. Do you know where Bella is? I would like to see her…I haven't even said goodbye to her when my parents took me."
"We don't know. But I know that she's in college now, I just don't know where." I have a feeling that she was lying, there's the look in her eyes again.
"That's great; maybe someday we'll cross paths."
She didn't say anything anymore, we just continued with our business and when we're done, we went back to the room where Emerald was.
Sister Marion introduced her to us, she was really adorable. She keeps on babbling things that we cannot understand, and she even sang a song to us. When Edward held her, she never let go of him. When Edward was about to set her in her feet, she clutched tightly on Edward's shirt, and we all laughed. And I can see that Edward was very happy, and I am too.
It was afternoon already when we left the orphanage with Emerald. I'm so excited to introduce her to mom and dad, and to Esme and Carlisle. I'm sure that they will love her too.
I'll be happy now. When I am gone, I'm sure that someone will take care of my love. Finally we can live out one of my dreams. I hope God gives me just a few more time to enjoy having a little family, and then he could take me, because I'm finally contented and happy.
I know that it's not that easy to adopt a kid. I know that it takes time and many processes. I just based the adoption thing on the things that I have watched on TV (LOL:)) ).
The info about the cancer, I just researched it...
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