Music Piece 34: A Million Tears
" How is my mummy, doctor? " Takara demanded worriedly, as soon as he came out of the screening room.
The doctor looked at the fifteen-year-old who was watching him intently.
" Takara, I'm afraid that your mother's health is at its worst. The cancer has spread throughout both her lungs and her breathing is becoming more and more difficult, She has less than two months left, I should say. "
Takara's vision blurred over with tears. She was stunned with shock.
" So…how long does mummy have left?! " Takara repeated.
" For at least two more weeks. "
Takara's eyes widened and her hand flew to her mouth.
Fourteen day…Instead of two months…?
And that's it…?!
Suddenly, she felt cold all over. She had to get to her mother, now. She ran blindly past the doctor and went into the screening room. A nurse was helping her mother into her wheelchair. She had not seen Takara yet. Quickly, the girl wiped away her tears and approached her mother with a smile.
" So how did it go, mummy? " Takara asked her mother.
Yumi smiled back and answered, " It's fine. "
Takara started to wheel the wheelchair out of the screening room. It was then that she noticed that her mother's head had bald patches on them.
Her hair is falling out…Takara's heart sank.
My pain cannot be compared with what mummy's going through right now…
She fought back against another wave of tears. She did not want her mother to be hurt anymore.
" So what did the doctor say to you, Takara? "
Takara bit her lip hard, to keep herself from crying.
No, I mustn't cry…I cannot…
I will not…!
" No, it's nothing important, " Takara reassured her mother although her voice was trembling.
It's a lie…!A big lie…
But I don't want my mother to suffer another blow…
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What would you do if you had ten days left to be with your mother before you never see her again?Takara did not know what to do. She felt lost. Sad. Tortured.
What will I do…?" Takara? "
She looked up to find Tamaki standing before her.
" Oh hello Tamaki-senpai. What's up? " Takara spoke up with a forced smile.
He went and sat beside her. She looked at him expectantly.
" Takara, it's been four days and we've never even seen you! Why are you isolating yourself and avoiding us? "
Takara looked at him wordlessly.
" It's like you've changed! " Tamaki told her.
" What would you do if you had ten days left to spend with your mother before you would never see her again? " she spoke up quietly, not meeting his eyes.
" It's not simple, Takara. I mean I've never seen her for two years already and- " he stopped and looked at her.
The fifteen-year-old was already crying.
" Don't tell me that… " Tamaki trailed off.
She nodded and within the next instant, Tamaki was hugging her close.
" Mummy has ten days left, Tamaki-senpai. The doctor told me that the cancer has already spread to both her lungs. "
" The only advice I can give is to spend this ten days with your mother and bring her out to all her favorite places… "