The Wilson family was getting ready to go to their awaited family picnic. Sarah was preparing boxes of food for everyone and wrapping some carpets for them to sit on, then she would come back and stuff more food. She would also bring a box of antiseptic for the wounds in case someone got hurt, then she would come back and stuff more food.
Emma was, contrary to expectation, lounging on the couch. She took the saying that a day off is a day when you have fun and there is nothing in it too literally. So while she was flipping through a phone screen, Asher behind her was pricking her over and over again until she lost her temper and moved from the couch only to smile triumphantly and then go to sit on one of the benches across from him and call his friend who is going to be staying today in order to make sure how far he has left before he hangs up and then returns to annoy Emma.
In front of the door, Jack pursed his lips and narrowed his eyes at this scene.
A classic, um, a geeky mom who brings a fridge with her on the trip, a sister who looks ignorant but is really the most enthusiastic, and finally Asher, who does... Asher things, I guess.
Jack is given the task of carrying half the bags while Asher and Emma carry the remaining half.
There were four reals, plump like a fat calf, that made Jack get tired just by looking at them.
Finally, a call came from Asher's friend.
"Everyone, let's go, kids. You didn't forget to make your beds, close the windows, turn off the lights... did you forget anything?"
"No," everyone answered.
"Okay, let's go then."
...
Asher was enjoying himself in the front seat next to his friend while the rest were barely breathing, especially since Sarah had insisted on having one of the bags in which they put their glasses with them in the back seat instead of in the back of the car.
"Mom, is this really necessary?"
"Of course honey, ouch, I'm afraid it's going to be broken in the trunk."
"We are the ones who will break"
"What is it Jack?"
"Nothing mom"
.....after an hour
"Fresh air finally." Emma gasped so hard she knelt on the floor.
"Looks like we did it sis." Emma looked up and saw Jack in front of himT ، hen at the same moment they slapped their hands together in a manly handshake while smiling proudly.
"What are you two doing? We still have an hour to get to our destination, we're just taking a break to fill up the fuel tank."
Emma looked around only to discover that they were actually at a gas station and Jack was laughing at her and making fun of her, but that didn't matter what mattered was the fact that there was still an hour of agony left.
"...oh shit"
....
Finally, the family reached a flat area in the mountains protected by the government. The atmosphere was calm and beautiful, with a wonderful view of the beautiful nature.
"Thank you, Bron, for the ride."
"No thanks for Asher's duty, hey! I'll be back here at four o'clock, as we agreed."
"Yes, thanks again."
It was now 10 a.m.
"Come on, kids, have some food."
"Mom, we just arrived!"
After examining the place for about five minutes, we found a suitable spot, spread three carpets, and sat on it.
My son Jack was helping his mother get some things I don't know about, and I want to know how Sarah managed to get them in the bag while Emma was helping me carefully take out the pots and crosses, which again, I don't know how they got in the bag.
It was quiet during that time, and I still feel that my wife wants to talk less to me until her mood improves and that Emma feels maybe proud of me and my son Jack. I don't really know what he feels about me, but I feel that he has become the closest person to my heart. All these feelings were playing the symphony of a beautiful life for me. We played and I had fun. We went to a nearby river that I had discovered and we had a water war there. Ha, although I lost quickly because I really felt so tired all of a sudden, seeing them having fun made me feel satisfied.
We went to explore a little deeper in the forest that I had verified was safe; we found squirrels climbing among the trees and jumping between one and the other as if they were flying; we found a small reindeer lost, but it soon returned to its mother without needing our help; and we also found many forms of birds in the beautiful
Simple and beautiful.
I wanted to hold a tree-climbing competition among children, but it seems that Emma was embarrassed by my idea and refused because she is not a wild child, while her brother was supportive of the idea and enthusiastic about it. At first, it was fun for us, but as he climbed higher and higher, beads of cold sweat dripped from my face. Until Sarah saw him and stuffed him like a bear, of course I didn't dare say that, not even to Jack, who seemed to have the same mind.
After the time had passed for her to recuperate more, she had moved away a little from my family, and I wanted to spend the last hour of this holiday alone on a cliff a little further away. I was planning to tell them tomorrow about my condition. At that moment, Jack appeared behind me.
"It looks nice," said Jack.
I looked ahead and was surprised that the sight was really beautiful.
Wow, you're right."
My son was surprised and then laughed.
"You didn't even realize that? Just how deep were you in your thoughts?"
I thought for a while and then said, "Not enough, I think."
Jack went forward and sat next to him on the cliff.
"So when do you intend to tell them?" he asked.
"Tomorrow," I replied, but Jack-Jack looked at me and then continued.
"Do you have any hope of survival or not?"
"Don't worry, son, there are many stories of people who faced cancer and overcame it."
"Will you be one of them?"
"maybe"
Jack stared at me so deeply that his face was like that of an old man.
"Haha, there is no need for such expressions... Probably not, but I will try my best. If I succeed, I will be with you. Otherwise, I have already prepared some papers that will make you receive money for my services for thirty years! Isn't it wonderful?"
Jack sighed and said, "I'll be honest with you. Your positive energy disgusts me."
"ouch"
I looked at Jack and the features of pain on my face, but it seemed that he did not want to participate in acting, so I regained my appearance and straightened my back, then said
"This is my conviction son, without conviction a person will not be able to realize his truth... My mother always used to say this to me, Hey, do you know what your grandmother was like? She was just a teenage girl of nine who was abandoned by her boyfriend when he heard the news that she was pregnant. He She used to work in a restaurant, do dishes until midnight, and could hardly get up the next morning. She always had a feeling that her luck would change. She walked back along the city road to her room, which she was late paying for, inserted the key in the door, and Quietly she enters in order not to wake her child, but when she turns on the lights, she sees that child waiting for her return all the time while smiling at her. Those moments made her continue. Sometimes she would bring in front of the small dining table and "convince herself not to give up, why?"
Because she had someone to talk to, a small hand with your name on it, and despite all the abuse from society, her family, and even herself sometimes, seeing that child's smile was enough for her.... Here I remember that on cold nights when even sleep is not enough Together she was whispering in my ear in a gentle voice in the form of a song."
I paused, took a deep breath, and then sang softly
"The world is not perfect or heaven, but it is not hell. When we stay together, we will not be afraid or despair. I will be your mother in spite of everything. Our hands will be held today and tomorrow. I will always be there for you."
I stopped singing and then looked at Jack whose features were rigid, maybe teenagers don't understand art, but the next moment he spoke softly
" Beautiful"
He signed while I was silent for several seconds before laughing
"I Know "
.....
The next week, Asher was officially admitted to the hospital