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Chapter 8

Six years later . . .

"Thank you Katara, you are so sweet!" Miss Nanyi exclaimed as I poured her tea. I smiled at her, she always came in here this time of day and I had grown to be friends with the woman who was like a mother to me and Keiko. I moved on to take the next person's order but when I turned to the table I suddenly felt dizzy and as if I was going to throw up. "Le Tuiya! I must go home, I do not feel well. I will see you later!" I called and without waiting for my boss' response walked out the door, towards my home. Staggering through the door I yelled for Keiko to come here. She came and gave me a look that said clearly she had been sleeping. "Honey I don't feel well." She looked worried and helped me to my bed then after tucking me in she walked out saying she was going to town to buys some food since I would not be able to cook. At the moment we did not know the truth, that it was much worse, so much worse . . .

Two weeks later . . .

Keiko's P.O.V.

As I walked home from town I worried over my mom, she had slowly been getting worse and wouldn't let me contact a healer or anyone. I held in my hand our mail, it was just a letter from Aunt Toph and Aunt Suki. I couldn't remember them or much of anything before we came here except that it was really cold and really hot, I turned off and walked into my house and to my mom's bedroom to see a horrible sight. She was coughing up blood. I ran over to her and sat her up against some straw stuffed pillows wishing I was a waterbender. After she fell asleep I walked out to the desk and got out a pen and paper. I had a mission:

Dear Aunt Toph and Suki,

Mom is deathly ill and has refused to be checked by a healer for the past few weeks, if she isn't helped soon I truly believe she won't live to see the next two days. Please I'm just a little kid, I don't know what to do, I'm scared, and my mommy is dying! Help! Do something!

Horrendously frightened,

Keiko