You Only Live Once

• Alishba Mirza, Grade 7
• Short Story
• 2018

I was stressed! My life was down. I felt like I fell and couldn't get up. I didn't wanna go to school. The pressure was on. It had been 12 days and I didn't even get out of bed. My mum was worried because I was not eating. She yanked me out of bed one day. I was annoyed but she still took me. When we went to the doctor there was news I was not expecting. I had cancer and only had 14 days to live.
I was devastated and my mum couldn't stop crying. I was mad that she even took me, because I wouldn't have known if she didn't take me. I locked myself in my room. I stayed there and cried. I even starved myself for 4 days. All I was thinking about was death. After 4 days I had to eat. I walked out of my room and got some food. Mum run up to me I didn't know what happened she wanted to make the last days of my life the best. She booked me a trip to Paris. Even with so much devastation I was excited. The flight was tomorrow morning. I had never been to Paris. When I got there I was happy but only from the outside. My inside was not even responding. I was meeting new people and talking to them and slowly my inside was becoming happier and happier My mum and my mum were getting closer and closer. I woke up very early in the morning and felt dizzy. I decided to go to the hospital. My heart was racing. When I got there they knew it was near the end so I layed on the death bed so sadly. It was like everything I saw was grey. My mom took the next flight to Paris. When she got there I was so sad I did not even say hi but then I thought death is a part of life, every minute I have, I have to enjoy.
I slowly got up and gave my mom the biggest hug I could, she was crying, I layed down. My mom said to me “fight” I didn’t know what she meant, then she said “please fight the only reason I am here is for you. I wake for you, clean for you and smile for you and I can't do anything without you, please stay with me . I just wanted to close my eyes but I did not show any respect for my life for my friend for my family and most importantly for my mum. If I died now I would never get that chance to repay my mom for how happy she makes me when I wake up or even when I go to sleep she is always there with a big smile, she has my back and I know she will never let go so now it is my turn to have her back.