My mother is dying

Ethan

Bella is in the OP, while I sit on the chair waiting for the operation to be done. Ryan was supposed to come and be here with Bella but because of our fight, he was staying home letting me suffer.

I tried to control my hunger but I was famished, I moved down to the cafeteria and my eyes lay on the girl who stood by the wall wiping her tears away forcing herself to smile once and then twice and then thrice and then vanished. I tried to look for her but she was gone.

And I couldn't stay away from my sister for long, so I ran back to the OP to be with her, and to be frank I couldn't believe my sister, she is all I have, but she is running for someone else, I can understand the pain she had been feeling, and I know it is hard, but still.

Bella is all I have, she is the only family I am left with, I have a grandfather but he is someone she hates, she thinks because of him she lost her family, her husband, and the unborn child.

"She is unstable, the orphanage can not let the safety of the child in her hands," Stella informs me, the orphanage maiden, staring right into my eyes, I could finally understand her decision but that is no excuse for her to take her life.

"She needs the girl to get better, she is happy with her" I tried my best to turn Stella's decision but it was not helping, Bella sure is unstable after losing her husband and child in the accident she has never been the same, it's almost a year, she is still healing.

After months of locking herself up, she finally started going to therapy and also started to do things she planned to do with her husband.

The doctor suggested that she visit the orphanage or do volunteering to keep her mind off and she opted for that, and soon I found my sister getting normal, while visiting the orphanage she fell in love with this girl particular girl and wanted to adopt her and everything was perfect until her past came running back to her and her being unstable with her emotions became a barrier to her and the child. 

"She needs to heal and until that, we can not let her adopt the child" She stated seriously as there was nothing else to discuss.

I stared at her taking her words in and feeling how heartbroken must be my sister when she heard all of it, but I couldn't dwell on it. There has to be something.

There has to be a loophole. Anything that can help my sister? I stare at her trying to convince her and watching her bite her lips made me feel there was.

"Umm, is there another way to adopt the child?" I ask as I can't let my sister be in pain, not when I can help her

"Actually there is, you could adopt the child if you are married" She spoke glancing at me.

Wait, marriage? Uhmm- not my thing, I have never liked the idea of marriage, I would do anything to make my sister happy but getting married? A commitment? I can't do that.

"I'll get back to you Ms. Stella" I replied to her, there is no way I will get married for this. 

'I am sorry Bella!' I apologized staring at her, lying on the bed.

Stella left the room, she came to visit maybe because of guilt, and soon the nurses walked in to change the IV.

"You can go take some air sir, it'll take us some time," One of the nurses said and I nodded my head, walking out of the room to the elevator.

I pressed the pressed seeing the elevator was coming up, the door swings open and my eyes landed on a woman, a beautiful woman, her brown hair cleanly brushed back in a ponytail and dressed in a long dress covering up until her ankle, I stood there for a moment taking it all in.

  It rarely happens to me, and it struck me, she was the same person I saw earlier in the cafeteria, she moved away noticing me, and wiped her tears taking a clear view of me.

I walked into the elevator and noticed she was still staring at me, I wanted to go alone and get some air on the rooftop but l guess that was not happening. 

The doors of the elevator opened wide with a sound and the fresh night breeze covered my face, I turned around to see the woman and she was rubbing her arms and probably regretting the decision to come to the rooftop late at night.

There were other benches yes, but we sat on the same bench staring at the moon and the stars, I looked at her, I don't know why, but every nerve in my body wanted to know her story so I turned my head towards her, and the dim flickering bulb enhanced her beauty making me want to see her more, her hazel shone brightly even in this dark night and her pale face made me want to bite her and see how red she would get with that one bite.

"What is your story?" I broke the silence and she turned her head towards me saying nothing, we gazed at each other in silence until she decided to speak. 

"Will you marry me?" I blink a few times, taking that in, did she really ask me to marry her? before I even answered her question her eyes flashed instant regret, she covered her mouth and hurriedly pulled herself up to run away, she was running away and I didn't want that. 

I didn't know what to do or say, so I pulled her forearm trying to stop her from leaving, she stared at me with a confused look, well isn't this perfect? I wanted someone to marry and she just asked me to marry her.

'But you don't want to get married!' I heard my brain questioning me, well it was before she asked me to marry her.

"Yes, I will marry you" I answered her, is this all, will we be getting married tomorrow and I'll be able to give my sister what she wanted and will everything be sorted out? I stared at her but she said nothing, it looked like I was the crazy one here now, I let her hand go and she stood there waiting for me to speak. I have to do the explaining, and so does she. 

"I, uh-, my sister she needs a daughter" What did I just say? A daughter? Will she misunderstand me saying I want her to make a baby with me? She glared at me. 

"No, no, listen to me first, my sister lost her family, her husband, and her unborn child in an accident and she wanted to adopt a girl from the orphanage but they said they couldn't let her adopt because she is unstable with her emotions and that will not be safe for the child" I tried my best to explain the story to her, and she patiently listened to everything. 

"I can adopt the child if I am married" That was it, my whole story, I told my story to a stranger and hoped she would agree and say yes to me.

"My mother is dying" She paused looking at me, "And she wants to see me get married before she dies" She spoke, finally speaking her side of the story, she is as desperate as me, and this is perfect, isn't it? well, we both get something in return. I stare at her, thinking of the plans.

"So when should we get married?" I ask her clearly knowing, how crazy it sounds even to my ears, she just stares at me for a brief moment which feels like an eternity. 

"This is crazy, you know that right?" She questioned me, I knew it was crazy but this would help us both. 

"Just say yes and we will get married the first thing tomorrow morning" I can not wait any longer if I don't be quick, it will cost me, my sister, she will surely try taking her life again and this time it will be hard to save her.