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­Chapter 7 – Happiness follows unhappiness

Himisu took Ritza to the hospital ward where their mother was. Kymoshi Sohma looked up to who had came to visit her. Her eyes brightened up when she saw her daughter walking towards her. She immediately sat up.

"Mom? Please, lie back down!" Ritza said with a frown on her face. "Are you alright? I'm so sorry mom," Ritza burst into tears. "I shouldn't have gone to the Sohmas! I should have stayed at home!"

"Nonsense!" Kymoshi exclaimed. "I'm just glad to be able to see you one last time before I go."

"Mom! This is no joke! This is terrible! We must find another heart for you!" Ritza said, still crying.

"Ritza, dear. There's no hope. Until so far, the hospital still haven't found another heart suitable for me," Kymoshi said sadly.

Suddenly, she grabbed the place where her heartwas. "Ouch!" she screamed. Then, she began squirming, and Ritza could see her eyes fill with tears, though she did not cry out loud. "MOM!" Himisu and Ritza yelled at the same time.

A nurse heard the noise and rushed in. She held on to Kymoshi as she continued to squirm in pain. "There's nothing we can do to stop the pain, unless she goes through a heart transplant. So far, we've not found one yet," the nurse explained to calm Ritza and Himisu down.

So, Ritza and Himisu could only stand and watch their mother squirm in pain, holding back tears. Both children cried, for they could not stand seeing their mother in pain, and there was nothing they could do about it. "GO! GO!" their mother finally managed to scream between breaths.

They did not need telling twice, they were more than glad to leave, even if it was their mother they were leaving.

(Back at their home)

"I just can't believe that this is happen to mom. Why is Heaven so unfair? She'd raised us single-handedly when dad died, it had been enough tiring for her, and now, she has heart problems! Where did all of these go wrong?" Ritza screamed to no one in particular.

"Riz, calm down!" Himisu ordered. "It's not your fault that this happened to mom! Not yours, not mine nor mom's. Understand? Can you please stop behaving like a spoiled child?"

Ritza finally calmed down. "I'm so very sorry Himisu. Thanks, I needed that. I'm so sorry I acted that way. Guess I was just shocked… and worried…I…I…. don't want to… lose mom too…" Ritza sunk into the sofa.

"Me neither," Himisu said, sitting down beside her. "But we must admit the truth, then move on. We must give mom all we can before she dies… We must love her all we can… Do whatever we can."

Ritza leaned on her brother's shoulder. "Thanks, big bro. You may utter nonsense most of the time, but you ain't bad, and I know. Thanks."

Himisu put his arms around her. "It's alright. We just do what we can and hope for the best."

Suddenly, Ritza thought of something. "Oh yeah! I have to go and tell Toyoko that I'm not going to the Sohmas with her! Does she know about mom's problem?"

Himisu shook his head and said, "Reconsider, Riz. I still suggest that you go with Toyoko to the Sohmas. Toyoko doesn't know about this yet, I think. And I want say this here and now. I want you to go with Toyoko."

Ritza shook her head stubbornly. "NO! I won't leave mom all alone! Not if it's almost the end!" With that, she stomped out of the house and headed to the main house to tell Toyoko. Himisu wanted to go after her, but at that moment, his handphone rang.

"Hello?"

"Hello, is this Himisu Sohma? This is the hospital."

Himisu's eyes became wide. "What happened? Mom died? Or what?" He thought as he answered, "Yes, this is Himisu Sohma. What happened?"

"We have great news, Mr. Sohma. We've found another heart to replace Kymoshi's! Kymoshi is requesting to see you before she goes for the immediate operation. Please come as soon as possible, we need to start the operation soon."

"Oh yes, I'll be there in a jiffy. Thanks for informing. Bye." He hung up and rushed to the main house to find Ritza.

(Meanwhile)

When Ritza reached the main house, the maid told her that Toyoko had gone out. So Ritza wandered around the front garden. It was then that she heard Himisu calling her. He sounded excited, so she went to see what aroused him so much. "Here I am!" Ritza called out to him, waving.

He rushed towards her and said excitedly, "C'mon, we're going to visit mom before she goes for the heart transplantation! They've found a suitable one for her already! She wants to see us before she goes for the operation!"

Ritza jumped with happiness. Hand in hand, together, they rushed towards the hospital to see their mother, like children who were rushing to an ice-cream stand.