All Chapters of Blood and Ashes: Chapter 21 - Chapter 25

Something is wrong with the basement today; some items, such as Dad's auto spare parts and some of his very useful items, were littered on the floor.I stood at the wooden paneled door of the basement and looked around.The junk on the floor, none was broken.None that I could see.It was like an earthquake occurred in this room; the only difference was that the ground didn't part ways.There was something very off.This is like Dad's scared spot; he always keeps her in order.Forget the musty smell; here was the most arranged as He usually spends time here for meditation or to get away from Morris chattering.He never spoke of the basement being untidy today. Mind you, he always scolds Morris each time he steps into this place.Morris hasn't been here today, Dad had always held the keys.Why would it be now that here was tumbled upside down that he say nothing?I could have heard the noise of them falling to the ground or something that wrecked here; the basement was close to my bedr

I sat beside her in her bedroom staring closely at her innocent sleeping form. I recalled all that Dr Myron had told me earlier on.“The abnormal cells that had been built up in Rose's blood had finally infected her bone marrow. They've crowded out the healthy blood cells so much that it's hard for her blood and bone marrow to do their work effectively. Unfortunately, the stem cell transplant and blood transfusion have proved ineffective, but that's what she has to keep living on, or else she will be gone in no time. There's nothing we can do beyond that, and the chemoradiotherapy as well. We've scanned her bones and we discovered she fell from a height, I guess. She will be unable to walk for long on her feet; I suggest she uses a wheelchair for movement aid; she's too weak to move about on her feet.”I sat up, blowing out a loud breath and wringing my hands spontaneously.I scoot over to the head side of her bed and took her hands in mine, peering at the back of her palm before laci

“I shouldn't have let you go in there, Rose; I'll go get a new blender first in the morning.” My dad came to sit by me on the bed.“Dad, guys.” I glanced from my Dad to Morris and then to Miss B.“I'm good, you don't need to worry much about me.” I need to dismiss them at this minute.I wanted fresh air and they were crowding the little one I thrived on, and I don't mean that in an offensive way.I have been having a hard time lately.I want to be alone.I need to think.I fell in the basement, why?I need to pick up the pieces of my shattered thoughts and line them up.Think Rose.“Of course, we need to be worried; it is our duty to show concern, darling.” He rubbed his thumb over my temple.The moment his thumb grazed my temple, it brought a lingering memory.The empty road.In my dream or wherever I was at.Wait a minute.“I know that but I just want to be on my own and regain full consciousness. I'm feeling really weak, it's almost like I can't feel my legs.”I saw Dad take a qui