The bet

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Ring

Ring

Ring

Ring

The phone started to ring. Mom got up and walked over. It was Tuesday night one of the only days that mom was home. She walked over to the phone and answered it.

"Hello?" she said into the phone. I couldn't hear what the other person said but the bored look on moms face disappeared and a confused look replaced it.

"Yes?" she said back. I kinda guessed that they asked if she was my mom. Once the other person finished what they were saying my moms face turned to a sad look to a horrified look. She said a quick ok and hung up.

She looked down at me.

" Ok Riley. Um how do I say this. We need to go to the hospital." She said. Once she finished I put a confused look on. She saw it and grabbed the keys and headed to the car. I followed her.

Once we pulled up to the hospital mom almost ran out of the car. We came to the front desk and mom asked for my dad. I pulled at moms shirt.

"Mamma why are me here and where's daddy?" I was daddy's girl and I wasn't afraid to admit it. Mom ignored me and followed the lady from the front desk to where ever she was going.

The lady from the desk stopped at a door.

105 was the room number.

Mom said thank you and opened the door. She walked in and I followed her like a lost puppy. There was a body on the bed. I couldn't tell who it was because I wasn't close enough. Mom had tears in her eyes. She walked over to the bed while I stuck in the spot before the door.

Mom got her self together and told me to come over. I walked over as slowly as I could.

There laid my whole life.

My hero

My father

I walked up and started to cry.

"Daddy!" I yelled hugging him.

" Hey angel" he said in a weak voice. I looked up into his eyes. They were foreign to me. Those bright blue eyes he once had was replaced with dull blue ones.

"What's the matter with you."

" Oh honey it's nothing. Just a little scratch." he tried to lie to me but I could see straight through him like he was a piece of glass.

Ring

Ring

My moms phone rang. She excused her self for a moment while I laid down next to my dad. I played with his hand while we waited.

He was in pain

He was dying

And I knew

But I didn't want to believe that.

Mom came in with her cellphone in hand.

"I have to go." she said. She didn't even say bye but she just left. She didn't even care that my dad was dying.

Her husband.

And She just left.

I sat there with my dad savoring the moment. My dad started to cough really bad.

" Are you going to die daddy?"

" No princess. I promise"

" Please don't leave me."

" I won't. "

I smiled. I got up to move the Chair and my dad started to cough.

Blood

That's all I saw coming out of his mouth.

The doctors came and rushed in. They stopped him from coughing but he wasn't breathing.

"DADDY!" I cried out. I ran to him but the nurse held me back. I kicked. I punched. I screamed but the nurse wouldn't let me go.

BEEP

Was all I heard.

I cried.

They tried to revive him but it was no use.

" Ok let's call it." I doctor said.

" 4:30 on Tuesday, October 11 2008" the nurse said.

4:30 was the time I was born

October was the month I was born

The 11th was the day I was born

And today was the day he was suppose to come back for good.

He promised.