Chapter5 History

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Allison sat on the couch looking at her grandmother waiting for her to begin. Part of her wasn't even sure if she wanted to hear this. Allison had started the day mourning for her parents which was difficult enough to do without add the additional mourning of a sister she didn't even know she had.

Allison didn't even know it was possible to miss a person you didn't know but she was fast discovering it was possible. She missed her parents and sister greatly and couldn't help be a little jealous that they were together and happy while she was left behind to miss them.

Mrs Williams look carefully at her granddaughter. She hated seeing the pain she was in. Why did she have to find out today? The first anniversary of her parents death was already to much for her to take in and deal with without the added hurt and pain of this. "They never wanted to hurt you. You must understand this before I tell you what happened," Mrs Williams said her eyes shining.

Allison bit her lip when she saw her grandmother close to tears. Her grandmother never cried. She wished she could avoid the subject or that there was some way it could be reversed so they could all live together. "What happened grandmother. I don't want to upset you but I feel I have to know about my sister you can understand that can't you?" Allison whispered tearfully.

"Of course I can Allison. You have nothing to feel guilty about. You should not feel bad about asking. You are right you have every right to know and you should have been told sooner," Mrs Williams answered reaching over to take her hand.

Allison nodded silently not knowing what to say.

Mrs Williams offered her a weak smile before she started speaking. "Not long after your parents got married they began trying to conceive a child. After very little trying your mother discovered she was with child. Oh I can not tell you how the town rejoiced when they heard the news. You must understand or maybe even perhaps remember how popular your parents were in this town. You should have been there at their wedding my dear the church was packed with people. As you can imagine their friends were overjoyed to discover she and your father were to have a child. I remember people stopping me in the streets to offer me and or your parents their congratulations," she paused for a moment furiously blinking back tears.

It was at this stage the corniest thought entered Allison's head. As corny as the saying was just how fitting it was almost unbelievable. It was at this stage Allison realised that Fairy Tales were exactly what they were tales. They held no truth or matter in the harsh reality of the world. If fairy tales held true her mother and father would still be happily married with at least two children.

After wiping away a few tears with a delicate handkerchief she continued. "Everything seemed to be going so well. Your mother bloomed in pregnancy. Let me be the first to tell you, she was a picture of health from what I know she suffered almost no morning sickness what so ever," she took another pause as she breathed in and out in an attempt to compose herself.

Allison felt her own eyes prickling with tears as she watched her. Part of her was enjoying hearing about her parents wedding but it was overcast by the horrible reality. She thought of how happy her parents must have been and then to have that happiness snatched from them. To a certain respect this was something she could relate to. She had a happy life with her parents which was snatched from her so suddenly leaving a raw gaping wound that was still in the process of healing.

"No-one expected what happened it was just so unexpected. She came to me early one Sunday morning and told me she was bleeding. Your father was at work you see she did not wish to worry him. I did not waste any time in taking her to the hospital. The doctors did everything they could but there was nothing they could do. Your father arrived just as they broke the news. I had to stand outside while I listened to your mother push her dead child into the world. Your father stayed by her side the whole time trying to stay strong for her and I…I had to remain strong for the both of them and I tell you holding your mother listening to her tears after that was the hardest thing I have ever had to do as a mother," Mrs Williams said as tears ran down her face.

Allison fell into her grandmother's arms sobbing. There were no words needed between them. At this moment they were the closest they had been in a long time.

"That night she said she would have another child. She vowed she would be mother," her grandmother said smiling fondly at Allison.

Allison smiled weakly back there was one thing she still did not understand. "Grandmother, there is still just one thing I do not quite understand. Why did either mother or father tell me about this?" she asked quietly.

Mrs Williams looked at Allison for a moment before she answered. "They did not wish to hurt you. They wanted to wait until you could both meet in heaven when you could be happy and not have you here on earth longing for her," Mrs Williams answered tearfully.

She nodded silently in understanding while she tried to seek comfort in the fact that God was looking after her family.