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“Mike, I've got something to tell you” she said. She looked tired, he thought she may have been stressed out with work.
“I went to my doctor this morning and she told me that...She said..."
“Told you what, honey? Are you all right? You look like hell…” he answered.
“Well, I’m pregnant, in my third month. It’s a girl,” she nodded.
As soon as she finished her declaration, Mike choked.
Things changed since then; Mike spent most of his time out. Isabelle’s days took a sudden turn to sadness and disappointment, but that situation didn’t last a long time.
In the delivery room, Isabelle was having a short rest before giving birth to her baby girl when someone walked in with a huge bouquet of roses.
“I’m sorry. It took me a long time to see things the right way. I was dumb and looked out for number one. Please forgive me,” Mike said
“I’ll call her Sally, it’s a sweet name, isn’t it?” Isabelle nodded in a crying voice.
Their life got back on track, Sally brightened her parents’ days. The patter of tiny feet made the couple’s house exceptionally life-giving. Isabelle was happier than ever, she was always there for her daughter not missing the boat to be joyful.
Sally was 18 years old when her mother discovered that she had cancer, she had only few months left to live; even with treatment. Isabelle told her husband about it, they agreed not to tell their daughter. Isabelle’s health jumped out of the frying pan into the fire. 9 months later, she died.
Up until then, Sally had never felt so lonely. Her life had become a total mess. Finding happiness seemed as difficult as finding a needle in a haystack. She believed life was unfair taking the dearest person in her whole existence. She actually couldn’t grasp what it was all about:
“Is it an in and out bamboozle game, an alternative of happiness and sadness?? Or maybe a rough experience we must go through to figure out the real ME??!!” Sally asked herself.
Sally wasn’t only intelligent and sensible, but she developed her self-confidence and realism as well. Qualities she inherited from her mom. She told her daughter to smile at life no matter what it may bring. “You know, sweety, life’s a big soccer game. You’ll never know what the score will be, because after a series of defeats, a team could win overnight.”
Isabelle’s words called on Sally’s mind once in a while, actually, Sally soaked the meaning up a few days after her mom’s death.
Sally tried her best to put her grief behind her but it wasn’t that easy! She was only 18 years old, still, she was feeling very old underneath. Besides, she didn’t have someone to lean on and talk to as teenagers do. She needed care, parental guidance, but her feathers were too weak that she went into a shell for months. She decided to live in her little bubble far away from normal life.
Unlike his daughter, Mike went ahead quite differently; his life took a turn to selfishness. He neglected Sally and started dating younger women, he got married to his fifth date. That event shocked Sally deeply. The situation became unbearable and the burden was so heavy to her heart.
“I want to shout loudly as to vent some steam, but I think it won’t be enough. My father has his own life now and I suppose he’s happy. I can’t continue this way, mom wouldn’t like me to be so weak. I don’t want to disappoint her”
She decided to see a shrink, in the meantime, she started looking for a part-time job. She didn’t want to depend on her father’s money at any rate.
She worked as baby sitter, a part time job most young people prefer. The family was very kind to Sally, treating her as a member. That experience encouraged Sally to regain her self-confidence, self-esteem and especially joy de vivre.
She decided then to move to Portville, as she wanted to lead her own life. She wanted to start everything all over again, it was the only way to be herself!! She drew up a list of her needs, her obligations and wishes!!!
“Like sand through the hourglass, so are days of our lives” a television statement Sally liked and totally agreed with.
Life must be lived as one wants, but one has also to fix his aims and goals so as to reach them. And that would be her challenge. One has to be genuine as he possibly can, that quality is a true guideline. Many people don’t really know what they want, or maybe they’re ashamed of being honest with themselves. How can they reach what they can’t know, what they can’t admit?
Sally knew what she wanted and swore an oath to do her best to fulfill it. She talked it over with her shrink, who absolutely agreed and gave her a push towards doing it.
Sally was 20 years old when she moved from her countryside family house to Portville. It was the first time she ever left her birthplace. Still, she had no regrets. Portville was a small city; people were nice, modest and generous.
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