Falling Leaves...................

• Athira Emmanuel, Grade 8
• Short Story
• 2011

A cold breeze went past as I walked with him in a deserted road of fallen Yellow and Orange leaves. It was autumn and all the trees had dried leaves instead of fresh green leaves. It was beautiful and cold. I got closer to him hoping to get warm. We didn’t talk to each other. It was a long, silent walk. Suddenly, I asked him, “What would your life be like when I vanish from this beautiful nature?” he didn’t answer but held my hands tight and squished it. I watched as tears struck down his face. We looked at each other but I couldn’t look into his innocent eyes any longer. I looked down and kept walking. We didn’t know where we were going. We followed each other. We hadn’t talked properly since the doctor said that I had cancer and that my days are countable. I can’t imagine how hard this would be for Jack. It has only been 1 year and 2 months since we got married. Our families were against it. We went over their disagreement and believed that we had each other. Now, all of a sudden I was going to vanish from his eyesight. Who does Jack have to love if I go? No family, no wife, no one to love. Jack is mentally down. I want to our last days together to be happy. The doctor said that my days in this world is going to end before this autumn ends………………………