Theresa couldn't believe that the time had come already. The doctors had told her that it would be still a few more months before anything. Theresa wasn't prepared to return to Harmony just yet even though I had been 10 years since she left. Time had helped her heal her wounds and understand what Fox had done. To simply put it time had helped her mature, no longer was she the scheming, naive girl that she once was. Moving away from Harmony was the best descion she had ever made. She had escaped the hell that she had created for herself and in moving away she found herself.
Theresa now stood outside of her old home. Things didn't change too much which was good to know. She could see a crowd of people inside, all of them crying. It wasn't a mystery to her why they all were crying. Her mother laid inside fighting for her life with the little strenght she had left. Theresa could understand just what her mother was going through and she knew that once her mother passed on she would be with her soon. Before Theresa had a chance to ring the doorbell, Luis, who needed some fresh air and a moment alone, opened the door.
"Theresa?"
"Hi, Luis," she smiled weakly.
"I wasn't sure if you were going to come."
"I had to. She's my mother and I love her. I needed to say goodbye."
"Well, you better go and say goodbye. Dr. Russell said that she's slipping away fast."
"How long until..." she stopped. She couldn't complete her sentence.
"She'll be gone before the sun sets."
"This is all my fault," Theresa began to cry. "If I never got involved with any of the Cranes Mama would have had so much less stress to deal with. I should leave," she said as she started to walk away.
"No," Luis said as he pulled her back, "none of this is your fault. It's nobody's fault, Theresa. Things like this happen, you of all people should know that."
"I know, Luis. Honestly I do."
"Good, now get inside. I'm sure seeing you will cheer her up a bit," he smiled. As Theresa approached the door Luis stopped her, "Oh," he said as he kissed her cheek, "welcome home!"
Theresa walked past everyone that greeted her. She wasn't here to see them, she was here to say goodbye to Pilar. Softly Theresa knocked on Pilar's bedroom door and waited for an answer. A very weak Pilar told whoever was at the door to come in. Slowly Theresa walked in, bringing a moment of happiness to Pilar's dark and gloomy world.
"Theresita, is that you?" She asked believing that her eyes were deceiving her.
"It is, Mama," she said taking her mother's comforting, hand.
"I'm so glad you came, Theresita."
"Me too, Mama. Me too," Theresa said as she look at her dying mother. It hurt her to see her this way, knowing that she would be just as worst soon.
"Why did you come here?"
"I needed to say goodbye, Mama. Soon I'm going to be leaving."
"Theresita, don't. There's no hope for me, but there is for you."
"No, Mama, there's not. My doctor back in New York told me that I have only a few months if that left."
"You have to stay postive though."
"No, Mama. I've accepted my fate. I came her to tell you that you won't be alone for long. I know that I haven't always been the best daughter. Maybe you should have sent me with Aunt Maria and kept Paloma. Then things might have been different. But I'm not going to dwell on what could've been. I love you, Mama. I always will and I'll be with you always," Theresa said as the tears fell uncontrolablly.
"I know, Theresita," Pilar said as it became much harder for her to speak. "Go...go get Luis...and...Miguel."
Theresa ran out and pulled her brothers into the room. The time was now upon them, Pilar was fading faster.
"I...love you all. Never...forget...how much I...love...you......all," Pilar said not knowing that they would be her final words.
"Mama! No! Don't go!" Theresa cried out.
"She's gone now," Dr. Russell said as she felt for a pulse.
"I can't believe she's gone," Miguel said.
"I have to leave. Excuse me," Theresa said as she ran out of the house.
Theresa stopped by her hotel room and found Ryan, Christina, and Ethan all there waiting for her. Ryan could tell from Theresa's tear stained face that Pilar was gone now. Theresa was happy to see her family, at least she could still hold on to them for the little time she had left.
"Are you okay?" Ryan asked as he wrapped his arms around his wife.
"I'll be fine," she said as she wipped away her tears. "What are you guys doing here?"
"What? You thought we would leave you to come out here by yourself?"
"No, but..."
"No but's! Ethan, would you mind taking your sister to the park?"
"Can I take the car?" Ethan, who was now 16 asked.
"Sure, we'll meet up with you there."
Ryan was glad that Ethan was able to help out. Theresa wasn't able to do too much now a days so having Ethan around was a big help. Ryan looked at Theresa and began to worry. She didn't look that great. He wanted to take her back home, but Theresa wanted to stay. She had some unfinished business that she needed to take care of.
"Are you sure you're feeling well enough to stay?" He asked.
"Ryan," she said taking his hands and looking deep into his loving eyes, "I'm fine. Don't worry about me."
"Theresa, I do. When I found out that you had cancer my whole world felt like it was crumbling into a million pieces. You need to save your strength so you can fight. You are going to beat this."
"No, I'm not. I told Mama before she went that I accept my fate. This is what God has planned for me. I don't know what He has in store for me, but it's got to be better than a life of suffering. You saw how the chemotherapy destroyed me. I didn't have enough strength to deal with that so how do I have enough to hope for a miracle?"
"I'm not going to fight with you. That's the last thing I want to do."
"Good, because you won't win," she smiled.
"Let's go met up with Ethan and Christina."
Theresa watched with a smile on her face as she saw Ryan push Christina, their 5 year old daughter on the swings. Simply things like that she would miss once she was gone. She would never get a chance to watch either of her children get married or graduate from high school, things she always dreamed of watching.
Theresa decided to get away for a moment. Her emotions were running high ever since she got the latest news. As she was walking along the park's path, she bumped into someone.
"I'm sorry," she said with her face down.
"It's alright, I wasn't looking where I was going," a man said.
Theresa heart jumped as she heard that man speak.
Could it be?
Theresa looked up and was surprised to see him standing there before her eyes.
"Theresa?"
"Hi, Fox," she said softly as she blushed.
"I never expected to see you here. How have you been?"
"I've seen better days."
"What have you done with your hair?" He asked with a little laugh as he gently touched it.
"I needed a change," she lied. The truth of the matter was that she had begun wearing wigs. The chemotherapy had caused her hair to fall out and since she stopped the treatments her hair didn't grow back.
"You don't know how great it is to see you here," he smiled, not believing she was right before his eyes.
"What are you doing here?"
"I came to say goodbye to your mother. She was always kind to me even after what happened."
Theresa nodded her head, "Well, you're too late. She passed away already."
"I'm so sorry to hear that. When mother told me that she was very sick I jumped on the Crane jet."
"Thank you, I'm sure she appreciates how much you cared."
An awkward moment of silence thn happened. Neither knew what to say to the other. They both had things they needed to say, but just then they couldn't be said.
"What have you been up to?" She asked.
"Well, I've been living in Japan for the past 81/2 years. I help run grandfather's affairs out there. You?"
"Wow, I'm impressed," she smiled. "I've been a stay home mom ever since Christina was born."
Fox had a look of utter confusion on his face. He didn't know that Theresa had married Ryan or had another child. At that moment Christina ran up to Theresa, clinging onto her leg.
"Christina, this is Fox," she said as she pointed to him.
"Hi, Christina!" He smiled, even though his heart was breaking.
So she's moved on.
Fox knew that Christina should have been Theresa and his, but he blew that chance a long time ago.
Ryan was now standing behind Theresa. He looked at both Fox and Theresa and knew. He didn't have to ask any questions.
"Why don't I take Christina back to the hotel and give you both a chance to speak."
"Thank you, honey," she said as she kissed him.
Once Theresa was alone with Fox she pointed to Ethan who was now walking with Ryan and Christina.
"That's Ethan."
"Wow! He's grown so much."
"Theresa nodded her head as tears began to fill up her eyes.
"What's wrong?"
Theresa started to feel dizzy, her head was killing her and before she knew what was happening she fainted into Fox's arms. Fox was now panicing. He didn't know that Theresa was dying, no one told him because that's how Theresa wanted it. As Fox laid her body down on the grass her wig fell off.
"What the? Oh no!"
I'm sorry this chapter sucked so bad! My brain isn't working right. Okay so no spoilers for the last chapter lol. I know I'm evil, but I want it to be a surprise. So will Theresa live or die? You'll just have to see.
~Mandi~
Theresa now stood outside of her old home. Things didn't change too much which was good to know. She could see a crowd of people inside, all of them crying. It wasn't a mystery to her why they all were crying. Her mother laid inside fighting for her life with the little strenght she had left. Theresa could understand just what her mother was going through and she knew that once her mother passed on she would be with her soon. Before Theresa had a chance to ring the doorbell, Luis, who needed some fresh air and a moment alone, opened the door.
"Theresa?"
"Hi, Luis," she smiled weakly.
"I wasn't sure if you were going to come."
"I had to. She's my mother and I love her. I needed to say goodbye."
"Well, you better go and say goodbye. Dr. Russell said that she's slipping away fast."
"How long until..." she stopped. She couldn't complete her sentence.
"She'll be gone before the sun sets."
"This is all my fault," Theresa began to cry. "If I never got involved with any of the Cranes Mama would have had so much less stress to deal with. I should leave," she said as she started to walk away.
"No," Luis said as he pulled her back, "none of this is your fault. It's nobody's fault, Theresa. Things like this happen, you of all people should know that."
"I know, Luis. Honestly I do."
"Good, now get inside. I'm sure seeing you will cheer her up a bit," he smiled. As Theresa approached the door Luis stopped her, "Oh," he said as he kissed her cheek, "welcome home!"
Theresa walked past everyone that greeted her. She wasn't here to see them, she was here to say goodbye to Pilar. Softly Theresa knocked on Pilar's bedroom door and waited for an answer. A very weak Pilar told whoever was at the door to come in. Slowly Theresa walked in, bringing a moment of happiness to Pilar's dark and gloomy world.
"Theresita, is that you?" She asked believing that her eyes were deceiving her.
"It is, Mama," she said taking her mother's comforting, hand.
"I'm so glad you came, Theresita."
"Me too, Mama. Me too," Theresa said as she look at her dying mother. It hurt her to see her this way, knowing that she would be just as worst soon.
"Why did you come here?"
"I needed to say goodbye, Mama. Soon I'm going to be leaving."
"Theresita, don't. There's no hope for me, but there is for you."
"No, Mama, there's not. My doctor back in New York told me that I have only a few months if that left."
"You have to stay postive though."
"No, Mama. I've accepted my fate. I came her to tell you that you won't be alone for long. I know that I haven't always been the best daughter. Maybe you should have sent me with Aunt Maria and kept Paloma. Then things might have been different. But I'm not going to dwell on what could've been. I love you, Mama. I always will and I'll be with you always," Theresa said as the tears fell uncontrolablly.
"I know, Theresita," Pilar said as it became much harder for her to speak. "Go...go get Luis...and...Miguel."
Theresa ran out and pulled her brothers into the room. The time was now upon them, Pilar was fading faster.
"I...love you all. Never...forget...how much I...love...you......all," Pilar said not knowing that they would be her final words.
"Mama! No! Don't go!" Theresa cried out.
"She's gone now," Dr. Russell said as she felt for a pulse.
"I can't believe she's gone," Miguel said.
"I have to leave. Excuse me," Theresa said as she ran out of the house.
Theresa stopped by her hotel room and found Ryan, Christina, and Ethan all there waiting for her. Ryan could tell from Theresa's tear stained face that Pilar was gone now. Theresa was happy to see her family, at least she could still hold on to them for the little time she had left.
"Are you okay?" Ryan asked as he wrapped his arms around his wife.
"I'll be fine," she said as she wipped away her tears. "What are you guys doing here?"
"What? You thought we would leave you to come out here by yourself?"
"No, but..."
"No but's! Ethan, would you mind taking your sister to the park?"
"Can I take the car?" Ethan, who was now 16 asked.
"Sure, we'll meet up with you there."
Ryan was glad that Ethan was able to help out. Theresa wasn't able to do too much now a days so having Ethan around was a big help. Ryan looked at Theresa and began to worry. She didn't look that great. He wanted to take her back home, but Theresa wanted to stay. She had some unfinished business that she needed to take care of.
"Are you sure you're feeling well enough to stay?" He asked.
"Ryan," she said taking his hands and looking deep into his loving eyes, "I'm fine. Don't worry about me."
"Theresa, I do. When I found out that you had cancer my whole world felt like it was crumbling into a million pieces. You need to save your strength so you can fight. You are going to beat this."
"No, I'm not. I told Mama before she went that I accept my fate. This is what God has planned for me. I don't know what He has in store for me, but it's got to be better than a life of suffering. You saw how the chemotherapy destroyed me. I didn't have enough strength to deal with that so how do I have enough to hope for a miracle?"
"I'm not going to fight with you. That's the last thing I want to do."
"Good, because you won't win," she smiled.
"Let's go met up with Ethan and Christina."
Theresa watched with a smile on her face as she saw Ryan push Christina, their 5 year old daughter on the swings. Simply things like that she would miss once she was gone. She would never get a chance to watch either of her children get married or graduate from high school, things she always dreamed of watching.
Theresa decided to get away for a moment. Her emotions were running high ever since she got the latest news. As she was walking along the park's path, she bumped into someone.
"I'm sorry," she said with her face down.
"It's alright, I wasn't looking where I was going," a man said.
Theresa heart jumped as she heard that man speak.
Could it be?
Theresa looked up and was surprised to see him standing there before her eyes.
"Theresa?"
"Hi, Fox," she said softly as she blushed.
"I never expected to see you here. How have you been?"
"I've seen better days."
"What have you done with your hair?" He asked with a little laugh as he gently touched it.
"I needed a change," she lied. The truth of the matter was that she had begun wearing wigs. The chemotherapy had caused her hair to fall out and since she stopped the treatments her hair didn't grow back.
"You don't know how great it is to see you here," he smiled, not believing she was right before his eyes.
"What are you doing here?"
"I came to say goodbye to your mother. She was always kind to me even after what happened."
Theresa nodded her head, "Well, you're too late. She passed away already."
"I'm so sorry to hear that. When mother told me that she was very sick I jumped on the Crane jet."
"Thank you, I'm sure she appreciates how much you cared."
An awkward moment of silence thn happened. Neither knew what to say to the other. They both had things they needed to say, but just then they couldn't be said.
"What have you been up to?" She asked.
"Well, I've been living in Japan for the past 81/2 years. I help run grandfather's affairs out there. You?"
"Wow, I'm impressed," she smiled. "I've been a stay home mom ever since Christina was born."
Fox had a look of utter confusion on his face. He didn't know that Theresa had married Ryan or had another child. At that moment Christina ran up to Theresa, clinging onto her leg.
"Christina, this is Fox," she said as she pointed to him.
"Hi, Christina!" He smiled, even though his heart was breaking.
So she's moved on.
Fox knew that Christina should have been Theresa and his, but he blew that chance a long time ago.
Ryan was now standing behind Theresa. He looked at both Fox and Theresa and knew. He didn't have to ask any questions.
"Why don't I take Christina back to the hotel and give you both a chance to speak."
"Thank you, honey," she said as she kissed him.
Once Theresa was alone with Fox she pointed to Ethan who was now walking with Ryan and Christina.
"That's Ethan."
"Wow! He's grown so much."
"Theresa nodded her head as tears began to fill up her eyes.
"What's wrong?"
Theresa started to feel dizzy, her head was killing her and before she knew what was happening she fainted into Fox's arms. Fox was now panicing. He didn't know that Theresa was dying, no one told him because that's how Theresa wanted it. As Fox laid her body down on the grass her wig fell off.
"What the? Oh no!"
I'm sorry this chapter sucked so bad! My brain isn't working right. Okay so no spoilers for the last chapter lol. I know I'm evil, but I want it to be a surprise. So will Theresa live or die? You'll just have to see.
~Mandi~