Can't Be Gone.

Hello! So it's been a while since I've written a story and a couple of days ago I just sat and wrote this baby down. I hope you like it!


Raleen had never been pulled out of class with the news that her mother wanted to see her. And never had she been asked to bring her bags and books too. Her heart pounded loudly, filling with dread with each step she took. He's not gone. He cant be gone. He's not gone. But as she walked towards the principal's office, last night came to her mind.

"It could be tonight." He'd said, his hand gripping hers tightly.
Raleen hated hospitals. They symbolised loss and she wasn't ready to let go of her father so soon. The beeping of the monitor was a comfort as well as a source of pain as the monitor counted her father's heart beats but signalled that they were numbered.
"Oh, Dad," she squeezed his fingers. "You know that I'm not going to give you up to cancer."
She leaned in and kissed his forehead. She smiled at him although her heart ached.
"Combined with your strong will and my stubbornness, we'll beat this sucker."
"Not to mention the power of your mother's strawberry cheesecake," he added weakly, eyes half-closed. 
"That too." I let go of his hand, picked up my messenger bag, then walked to the door.
"I'll see you tomorrow." I turned to look at him one last time and wasn't surprised to see that he'd already fallen asleep.

With tears streaming down her face, she turned the last corner to the principal's office and almost collided with her mother. She was leaning face first into the wall, hands pressed to her face. Her chest was rising and falling rapidly and she looked as if she would faint any second.
"Mom?"
Mara James straightened, breathing in deeply. She was a beautiful woman, long auburn hair and big green eyes that she'd passed on to her daughter. Those eyes were filled with tears now as she looked at her daughter. And Raleen's world came crashing down.
"No." Raleen muttered, her bag dropping to the floor. "No. No. No. Mom, it cant...he...he cant...
"Ray," her mother's arms came around her, holding her tightly. "James is...he's...gone."

Raleen leaned against the wall, trying to breathe. But the air wouldn't move past her mouth, leaving her gasping and hyperventilating. She slid down the wall and recalled the way she'd squeezed his hand and promised him that she wouldn't let go. His kind brown eyes and smile flashed in front of her eyes, just before everything went black.


I really hope you like it and thanks for reading!