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- Story Listed as: Fiction For Teens
- Theme: Family & Friends
- Subject: Death / Heartbreak / Loss
- Published: 11/28/2011
Eleven Yellow Flowers
Born 1994, F, from Sydney, AustraliaELEVEN YELLOW FLOWERS
Tuesday 1 September 2009
Mummy picked me up early from school today. I asked where we were going and she said we were going to visit Daddy! I’m always excited to see Daddy!
The house where Daddy lives now is very, very big. It has lots of windows and a big, colourful garden. Me and Mummy have to walk through the garden to get to the door. Today I picked a daffodil because they’re my favourite flower!
When we get inside, we have to go in a lift because Daddy’s room is high up in the house. I like the lift because Mummy lets me press the button. When the big doors opened, Mummy had to go up to the desk where the nice ladies are and tell them we were here to visit Daddy. I smiled at the lady called Julie. I like her the best because she lets me eat the jellybeans from the special jar!
Mummy and I walked through another door into Daddy’s room. There are a lot of other men in Daddy’s room too. They get a bed just like him but I don’t go near them because they’re scary. Daddy’s bed is right at the end of the room, next to the window. I ran over to him and jumped onto the bed. He smiled and said, “Hi Darling!” He said it very quietly though, Mummy says sometimes it hurts him when he speaks.
Mummy and Daddy talked for a long time. I played with my shoe. I pretended it was a car, brrrrmm brrrrmm, around the room, up and down the walls. When it was time to go I hugged Daddy very tight and gave him my daffodil. He told me to put it in the vase next to his bed. I think he liked his present because his room is very grey.
Wednesday 23 September 2009
Mummy picked me up from school early again today. I go to visit Daddy every day now which is very exciting because I get to eat the special jellybeans!
Mummy was very quiet on the way to Daddy’s house. She said that he might look a bit different today. I asked if he got a new haircut and Mummy started to cry. I didn’t know what to do so I leaned over as far as I could and patted her arm. She stopped and smiled at me so I smiled back and everything was okay then.
She held my hand when we walked along the path and I picked another daffodil. I think they’re really pretty!
When we got to Daddy’s room I ran over to him, but I stopped because there was a different man asleep in his bed. He had no hair and there were tubes coming out of his nose. I held onto Mummy’s leg and asked where Daddy was. She pointed to the man in Daddy’s bed. I was very confused.
I walked over to the man very slowly because he looked scary. I looked at his face very closely and he opened his eyes. They were blue like Daddy’s eyes. The man smiled and I giggled; it was Daddy after all!
I climbed up onto his bed and put my daffodil into the vase. Daddy said the flowers looked very nice. I’m happy he likes them!
I snuggled into Daddy and he cuddled me for a long time. Mummy sat beside us in the squishy red chair. Daddy fell asleep again because he gets very tired. I laid next to him and listened to the beeps on the machines until it was time to go home.
Wednesday 14 October 2009
Nana picked me up from school today because Mummy stayed with Daddy last night. Nana took me for an ice cream on the way! I chose strawberry. I was gooey and Nana laughed because it melted all over my face! Nana let me stop to pick a daffodil when we got to Daddy’s house.
She was shaking when we walked through the door so I held her hand and she stopped. Julie was behind the desk today! I waved at her and she waved back but didn’t come over to say hello. I was a bit upset because I didn’t get any jellybeans.
When we walked into Daddy’s room, I saw Mummy looking out the window. When she saw us, she ran over and hugged me very tightly. I had to push away because she was squishing me. Mummy’s face was wet and her eyes were very red. So were Nana’s. Mummy hugged Nana and I turned around to say hello to Daddy.
Daddy wasn’t in his bed. Someone had made it with white sheets. He wasn’t sitting in the squishy red chair either. I wondered where he was. I walked along the rows of beds. Maybe he moved to a different bed? But I still couldn’t find Daddy. I went back to Daddy’s bed. Mummy and Nana were sitting on it. Nana had her arms around Mummy.
I climbed up and sat on Mummy’s knee. She was still crying, maybe she couldn’t find Daddy either. I remembered I still had my daffodil so I leaned over and put it in the vase with the others. I counted them and there were 11 yellow flowers in the vase!
I lay down on Daddy’s bed and rested my head on his pillow until Nana said it was time to go. When we walked to the door, I turned around and saw Mummy looking at the flowers.
'Daddy can see them later' I thought and followed Nana out of the room.
Eleven Yellow Flowers(Ashleigh Maihi)
ELEVEN YELLOW FLOWERS
Tuesday 1 September 2009
Mummy picked me up early from school today. I asked where we were going and she said we were going to visit Daddy! I’m always excited to see Daddy!
The house where Daddy lives now is very, very big. It has lots of windows and a big, colourful garden. Me and Mummy have to walk through the garden to get to the door. Today I picked a daffodil because they’re my favourite flower!
When we get inside, we have to go in a lift because Daddy’s room is high up in the house. I like the lift because Mummy lets me press the button. When the big doors opened, Mummy had to go up to the desk where the nice ladies are and tell them we were here to visit Daddy. I smiled at the lady called Julie. I like her the best because she lets me eat the jellybeans from the special jar!
Mummy and I walked through another door into Daddy’s room. There are a lot of other men in Daddy’s room too. They get a bed just like him but I don’t go near them because they’re scary. Daddy’s bed is right at the end of the room, next to the window. I ran over to him and jumped onto the bed. He smiled and said, “Hi Darling!” He said it very quietly though, Mummy says sometimes it hurts him when he speaks.
Mummy and Daddy talked for a long time. I played with my shoe. I pretended it was a car, brrrrmm brrrrmm, around the room, up and down the walls. When it was time to go I hugged Daddy very tight and gave him my daffodil. He told me to put it in the vase next to his bed. I think he liked his present because his room is very grey.
Wednesday 23 September 2009
Mummy picked me up from school early again today. I go to visit Daddy every day now which is very exciting because I get to eat the special jellybeans!
Mummy was very quiet on the way to Daddy’s house. She said that he might look a bit different today. I asked if he got a new haircut and Mummy started to cry. I didn’t know what to do so I leaned over as far as I could and patted her arm. She stopped and smiled at me so I smiled back and everything was okay then.
She held my hand when we walked along the path and I picked another daffodil. I think they’re really pretty!
When we got to Daddy’s room I ran over to him, but I stopped because there was a different man asleep in his bed. He had no hair and there were tubes coming out of his nose. I held onto Mummy’s leg and asked where Daddy was. She pointed to the man in Daddy’s bed. I was very confused.
I walked over to the man very slowly because he looked scary. I looked at his face very closely and he opened his eyes. They were blue like Daddy’s eyes. The man smiled and I giggled; it was Daddy after all!
I climbed up onto his bed and put my daffodil into the vase. Daddy said the flowers looked very nice. I’m happy he likes them!
I snuggled into Daddy and he cuddled me for a long time. Mummy sat beside us in the squishy red chair. Daddy fell asleep again because he gets very tired. I laid next to him and listened to the beeps on the machines until it was time to go home.
Wednesday 14 October 2009
Nana picked me up from school today because Mummy stayed with Daddy last night. Nana took me for an ice cream on the way! I chose strawberry. I was gooey and Nana laughed because it melted all over my face! Nana let me stop to pick a daffodil when we got to Daddy’s house.
She was shaking when we walked through the door so I held her hand and she stopped. Julie was behind the desk today! I waved at her and she waved back but didn’t come over to say hello. I was a bit upset because I didn’t get any jellybeans.
When we walked into Daddy’s room, I saw Mummy looking out the window. When she saw us, she ran over and hugged me very tightly. I had to push away because she was squishing me. Mummy’s face was wet and her eyes were very red. So were Nana’s. Mummy hugged Nana and I turned around to say hello to Daddy.
Daddy wasn’t in his bed. Someone had made it with white sheets. He wasn’t sitting in the squishy red chair either. I wondered where he was. I walked along the rows of beds. Maybe he moved to a different bed? But I still couldn’t find Daddy. I went back to Daddy’s bed. Mummy and Nana were sitting on it. Nana had her arms around Mummy.
I climbed up and sat on Mummy’s knee. She was still crying, maybe she couldn’t find Daddy either. I remembered I still had my daffodil so I leaned over and put it in the vase with the others. I counted them and there were 11 yellow flowers in the vase!
I lay down on Daddy’s bed and rested my head on his pillow until Nana said it was time to go. When we walked to the door, I turned around and saw Mummy looking at the flowers.
'Daddy can see them later' I thought and followed Nana out of the room.
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