Chapter 1 : My mother

I am a pianist and being recognized as the best pianist in my college. I always dream to perform in front of my parents especially my mother. I love my mother the most in my life. I always practice hard to impress my mother and make her feel proud at me. After a few years, it is finally my graduation day, I wanted to present my best performance to my mother. The night before the graduation ceremony, I went to my mother's room. I knocked on the door and my mother ask me to get in. I open up the door and saw my mother sat on the chair. "Mom, am I disturbing you? ", I ask my mother politely . My mother answer me with a smile on the face, "You are not disturbing me, Dylan. What the things that you want to talk about ? ". I slowly get close to my mother and holds her hand. "Mom, tomorrow is my graduation ceremony. So, can you come cause I will perform at the same time. ", I look my mother in the eyes. My mother wear a warm smile on her face and caress my cheek. "Of course I will. " I feel so exited and kiss my mother on the cheek, "Thanks mom. I can't wait for tomorrow. I will perform at my best to make you proud. " My mother answer me with a smile and nodding her head. I left the room with a smile on my face. I can't wait for tomorrow to come .

...Finally, the day that I had been waiting for had arrived. In the hall, I saw a lot of people had arrived but I didn't saw my mother. I sit at the backstage and pulled the curtains to see the audience. I look for my mother among the crowd but I didn't saw her. I nervous because I didn't saw my mother and wondering if she can watch see my performance in time. I take a glass of water to get rid of my nervousness. Suddenly, my teacher called for me. "Dylan... Your parents had an accident. Your parents is the ICU. The doctor informed that your mother can't be saved." My glass slipped from my hand and fell to the ground. My feet are injured because of the shattered glass. My heart were shattered to thousands of pieces when I heard that my mother had gone. But my tears can't came out and my mind tell me that I need to rush to the hospital but my legs were frozen in the place where I am standing. My mind keep telling me that my mom had gone... She will never watch my performance and she will never be proud of me... I kneeled down to the ground where the glass shattered. Thousand pieces of glass hurt my knee and my knees were bleeding but I didn't feel hurt at all. My teacher saw that my knees were injured and quickly pull me up. "Dylan.... You are bleeding. Let me take you to the hospital...", my teacher support me to walk. I didn't talk at all because of the sadness that filled my heart. My mouth can't utter a word....

At the hospital, my wounds are being treated. The doctor said that I need at least two months to heal my knees completely. I simply nodded to let the doctor know that I understand what his instructions. My teacher who accompany me thanked the doctor. The doctor left the room and my teacher put me on a wheelchair to take me home. My heart saying that I want to see my mother's corpes for the last time and I open my mouth. "Teacher, I want to see my mother for the last time... ". The teacher looked at me and startled by my words. He kneeled in front of me and said , "Dylan.. Let's just go home.. I afraid that you can't accepted the fact that your mom were already gone... So, let's just go back. " I looked at my teacher, "I want to see my mom for the last time... I already regret that I can't perform for her... I don't want to regret for not see her for the last time or I will regret for the rest of my life... " . The teacher felt the sadness in my words.... He bitterly push my wheelchair towards my mother's ward. The moment I entered the room , I saw my mother's corpes is covered with a blanket. I reach out to uncover the blanket and my teacher stopped my head. I looked at my teacher and he was shaking his hand to stop me from uncovered it. "Don't, Dylan. I afraid that you will... ",my teacher wasn't finish his words but I already uncovered the blanket. I saw my mother face already pale and her body is cold. She wasn't breathing and she closing her eyes tightly. "Mom... Look at me... Mom... Please look at me.. Talk to me, mom... Talk to me... Don't keep quiet,mom...mom... ",my voice are shaking and slowly my tears flow down my face. I cried loudly and begging my mom to open her eyes and talk to me. My teacher cried too and hug me from behind. "Dylan, your mom is gone. But you still have your father. He will love you the same as how your mom love you. He will, " my teacher tried to comfort me. I still crying , " Mom, you promise me that me will watch my performance... You lied to me... You break your promise.. I hate you, mom... I hate you... So, please wake up and smile for me... I will forgive you if you wake up now... Wake up, please... I beg you.... Wake up ". My tears streaming down my face and my voice is shaking. My teacher comfort me told me to stop crying and hugging me tightly. My cried slowly fade away as I lose my conscious because I don't rest and eat for the whole day.

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