Everyday Les would do his usually routine. Get dressed, eat breakfast, and
go wait for Olive, but everyday she wasn't there. Days turned into weeks,
weeks turned into months, and months turned into years.
Les was now 10. One night his father and Sarah had both died. They were working in the factory when all of a sudden the building lit on fire. Les had David had seen this horrible sight because they had gone looking for Sarah and their father. They saw hundreds of people running from the building in such panic and worry that no one could describe. Les and David would never forget the horrible sights of the grotesque burned up bodies being dragged out. They however never did find Sarah and their father.
Les's mother was very sad about this tragic loss. She loved Sarah so much, but loved her husband like there was no tomorrow. She had never experienced a pain like this. The love of her life was now gone and she quickly fell into depression.
"Mother are you alright?" David asked one day out of concern for his mother.
"Yes, I'm fine will you please just get me a glass of water?"
"Of course, but are you sure that you will be okay? I know this is very hard on you but we have to get through this together."
"YES DAVID I'M FINE! NOW WILL YOU PLEASE GET ME A GLASS OF WATER!"
About a week had gone by and Les's mother hadn't eaten anything. She was growing thinner and thinner, weaker and weaker. David had called to have a doctor come and see her. When he arrived and had checked her for things, he did not have good news.
"Hello David. My name is Doctor Green."
"Hi, it's very nice to meet you. Now do you know what is wrong with our mother?" David said as he looked over to Les who was now almost in tears.
"Well your mother has fallen into a very serious type of depression. She will probably never eat because she is apparently still in shock from the loss of your sister and father. Now I'm not going to guarantee that she will survive, but if you can get her outside and have he start eating again, I'm sure she will make it."
Les and David were relieved to hear the last part of that sentence.
"Now I want you to call me in about a week so I can come back and check on her. Hopefully her condition will get better."
"Thank you very much Doctor Green," David said as he led him to the door, "I will make sure to give you a call."
Over the next few days, David and Les tried their very hardest to get their mother to eat or go outside and get some fresh air, but no matter what they did she still would not move. She had never experience a loss like this and didn't quite no how to handle it.
It had now been four days since Doctor Green had visited them; the boys had made very little progress. She had finally started eating a warm bowl of soup, but only ate about half of it before she knocked the bowl over and started crying. Les was terrified. He had lost his best friend, his father, and his sister; he could not loose his mother too.
On the seventh day David called Doctor Green again, just as he promised he would. When Doctor Green arrived, he looked over their mother and told them in the simplest way that he could, what was going to happen to their mother.
She was going to die.
Les was now 10. One night his father and Sarah had both died. They were working in the factory when all of a sudden the building lit on fire. Les had David had seen this horrible sight because they had gone looking for Sarah and their father. They saw hundreds of people running from the building in such panic and worry that no one could describe. Les and David would never forget the horrible sights of the grotesque burned up bodies being dragged out. They however never did find Sarah and their father.
Les's mother was very sad about this tragic loss. She loved Sarah so much, but loved her husband like there was no tomorrow. She had never experienced a pain like this. The love of her life was now gone and she quickly fell into depression.
"Mother are you alright?" David asked one day out of concern for his mother.
"Yes, I'm fine will you please just get me a glass of water?"
"Of course, but are you sure that you will be okay? I know this is very hard on you but we have to get through this together."
"YES DAVID I'M FINE! NOW WILL YOU PLEASE GET ME A GLASS OF WATER!"
About a week had gone by and Les's mother hadn't eaten anything. She was growing thinner and thinner, weaker and weaker. David had called to have a doctor come and see her. When he arrived and had checked her for things, he did not have good news.
"Hello David. My name is Doctor Green."
"Hi, it's very nice to meet you. Now do you know what is wrong with our mother?" David said as he looked over to Les who was now almost in tears.
"Well your mother has fallen into a very serious type of depression. She will probably never eat because she is apparently still in shock from the loss of your sister and father. Now I'm not going to guarantee that she will survive, but if you can get her outside and have he start eating again, I'm sure she will make it."
Les and David were relieved to hear the last part of that sentence.
"Now I want you to call me in about a week so I can come back and check on her. Hopefully her condition will get better."
"Thank you very much Doctor Green," David said as he led him to the door, "I will make sure to give you a call."
Over the next few days, David and Les tried their very hardest to get their mother to eat or go outside and get some fresh air, but no matter what they did she still would not move. She had never experience a loss like this and didn't quite no how to handle it.
It had now been four days since Doctor Green had visited them; the boys had made very little progress. She had finally started eating a warm bowl of soup, but only ate about half of it before she knocked the bowl over and started crying. Les was terrified. He had lost his best friend, his father, and his sister; he could not loose his mother too.
On the seventh day David called Doctor Green again, just as he promised he would. When Doctor Green arrived, he looked over their mother and told them in the simplest way that he could, what was going to happen to their mother.
She was going to die.