Father Illness

As years goes by Sylivia father has became more ill. Sylivia was too young to under stand what was happening but she still tried to do everything she could. She had no other family that she could rely on nor friends. Sylivia made her father canned food hoping it would do any good. "I'm very proud of you Sylivia". She look at her dad with tears in her eyes as he struggled to say the next word. He wiped her tears. "You'll grow up to be a fine young lady". After months went by Sylivia father condition has gotten worse. He started sleeping for days or weeks. Every time he woke up he told her he had dreams he didn't want to wake up from. He felted bad because he couldn't celebrate Sylivia 7th birthday. He was too weak to get out of bed. They were poor because her father didn't have a job or no bank savings. Sylivia father used all of his bank savings on alcohol and gambling. His life began to crumble to the ground once he found out he went bankrupt. Sylivia always mumbled to herself while thinking "do i have a mother?" One day she decided to ask her father if she had a mother. But every time she asked, he cried. While her father was asleep she cleaned. She got curious about what was in the basement because her father always told her not to go down there unless it important. While she was dusting the objects she never seen before she found a picture near a fancy pot. It was a picture of her dad and a beautiful woman. "He looked so happy" said Sylivia while she caressed the picture frame. She stared at the woman. She noticed she looked a bit like her. As she start rambling through the other dusty things she found a fancy lavender box. As she opened the box she found more pictures of the woman and her dad. While she looking though the pictures she seen a tall shadow at the top of the stairs. When she looked at the top of the stairs there was nothing. But when she looked back at the picture she noticed her father in the picture had a sinister smile. She hurried and put the picture back in the lavender box and rushed back up the stairs. Once she closed the basement door her father been awoken. She made him soup so he wouldn't be as hungry. Her father looked at her for awhile before taking a sip of his watery soup. "I've had a dream you went into the basement" he said. Cold sweat began to fall from Sylivia face. She started thinking "how does father knows I been in the basement?". Sylivia hated lying to her father so she told him the truth. She then asked about the woman in the photo with him. "A woman?" he said. "Yes there was a beautiful woman with you in the photo" Sylivia said. Her father looked down to his hands saying "that's your mother." Sylivia then started staring at her dad with excitement. She always thought she didn't have a mother. "She died after she gave birth to a beautiful baby girl..." Sylivia smile then turned into a frown. "is that why he always cried when i asked?"

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