CHAPTER I:childhood
SELENE's P.O.V.
Im here at the park with my brother and other family member.Because my grandma and grandpa just arrived from our home in Crimson Lake.
Mommy i want icecream.
as i said,my older brother wants to that's why we run into the vendor as fast as we can, but somehow my world start spinning that makes me stop from running I felt something in my nose down to my mouth and I heard my mom shouting my name and I see my brother running away from me before I fell into the ground.
STEVEN's P.O.V.
As selene shouted to mom that she want's icecream I agree with it and start running to the vendor but I felt something bad might happen that's why I ran fast because I know someone is watching me... Us. A gun shot echoed in the whole park and makes people panically run.
The people mess up in just shot of gun, I decided to run to mom, but I see selene. She's bleeding I run to her. But I heard again another shot of gun but no one can stop me I still dared to go in the middle of the park where selene is lying down and bleeding because of the shot of the gun, mom shouting my name and calling selene too, she's in the side of the park hiding with some people and our family member who's here too to celebrate our grandparents arrival. Maybe she didn't know that selene is bleeding that's why they just all standing in the back of the tree.
Another shot of a gun. I run fast to selene and hold her hand tightly I know she's suffering from that shot, I see something in my peripheral vision. A man who dressed all black holding a gun with his hostage, I was about to run to him and punch his face for what he done to my little sister but selene hold my hand and stop me and my tears began to fell. I don't know what feeling is this what I felt, but all I know is to save my little sister selene.
The police car just arrived with ambulance and medic.The goes to us and give selene's first aid kit. I saw the old girl crying in the arm of the police,she is the hostage of a man.The man run away and let her go but the police dont know where the man go so they secured the park and let people go home.
Mom and dad go to us while crying, and they just let the nurses give selene the first aid kit and let them carry her to the ambulance.
What happened to my baby.
Mom said while crying and holding selene's hand and squish it. Selene smiled to her, mom sight and feel relieved because she saw selene is smiling at her and telling that she will be ok with her eyes.
I deeply stared at selene's body while she's lying in the bed and the nurses put oxygen to her and I don't know the others, I just didn't bother to ask them what it is because I'm in still traumizing for what happened to selene. It's all my fault. It was all really my fault. Because at first I know someone is watching us. But I still let selene run to the vendor with just all her self without mom nor dad, or me because I run fast, because I was afraid and I regret it. I'm her brother and it is my task to take care of her. But I failed. I failed to be his superman as I promise to her. I failed to be his big brother.
She's gonna be ok mom, right?
Mommy just nodded.
She will be fine we all know that she is very brave right? It is just a shot of gun and she said it was like bite of group of ants.
Dad said and chuckles and smiled to me.
Yes I know she's braver and stronger than us but I'm still worrying about her condition right now. She's still a kid.
Were arriving now at the hospital and when we come out the ambulance I saw some nurses and a doctor coming from us and get selene and moved her to the ER.
Doctor please do anything to save her.
Mom said while the doctor and nurses pushing the stroller bed where selene is lying in.
The doctor just nod and smile to mom, then they enter selene to the ER.
Mom just crying in dad chest while lightly massaging mom's hair with his hand to comfort her.
While waiting to finish the operation dad take a leave and he said he will buy somefood for us.While me and mom waiting for him and selene's operation I decided to go to chapel that will found inside of the hospital.
I prayed selene to be ok and apologize for what I've done because I didn't do anything to save my little sister selene, and not to be by her side in the time that she need's me or she's in danger.
I felt someone sit beside me and when I look it was dad. He smiled and me.
Your mom finding you why you didn't tell her that you will go here? she's worried.
Dad said.
I'm sorry.
And he just smiled and bow his head. He's praying selene too. When he done praying I ask him.
Dad will you accept my apologize? I'm sorry it's all my fault. I already know that someone is watching us or her? but I was afraid to go to her and tell her that's why I run, dad I let her instead of saving her I run because I was afraid. I failed to be his big brother.
And my tears began to fell again. Dad tap my shoulder and smiled.
It's not your fault ok? we didn't know who the one who did that to your little sister selene, it was a accident but I'll make sure the man behind this will suffer and will go to prison.
Dad said. I just give him a smile.
We both walking in the hallway of the hospital and mom stared at me with her creepy eyes, I know that eyes she's mad at me because I didn't tell her that I will go in the chapel, and I make her worried.
I'm sorry mom.
With my cracked voice and she hug me.
Please kio, tell to me whenever your going ok? tell to me or to your dad so in that I'll will not worried about you or where you at ok? just please stay by our side. I don't want you to get hurt just your little sister ok?
She said with his calm voice. Another offense for what I've done.
The doctor came out from the ER were they operating selene.
Doc, is my daughter alright?
Dad ask and mom stand up and go to selene.
Thanks for saving my daughter doc.
Dad said.
It's my job to help and cure the patients Mr.
The doctor said and smiled to dad, daddy just nod to her and we both go to selene. But they moved selene in the other room and we just follow them.
We all eating burger and milktea that daddy brought.
Sweety you need to it, your tummy needs food.
Mom said to selene because she didn't eating the food that mommy's gave to her. She just staring at her food and give mom smile.
Mommy I'm not yet hungry ok I'll eat later if I was.
Selene said.
But you need food in your body or just drink this water baby please.
Selene nod and accept the water mom gave to her.
Mommy can I go to the comfort room?
I ask mom, as she said that she want to know where I'm going and I need her or dad permision first before I go.
She nodded.
We have a comfort room here.
Dad said and pointed the door of the comfort room that where located in the other side of the room.
Were in the private hospital that's why we have a private comfort room.
I go and face my self in the mirror.
I promise that I will protect my little sister selene at any cost and any situation, and I'll never leave her in the time she needed me or she's in danger, I will stay always by her side and will be his superman forever.
I sighed as I promised to myself. I don't want this to happen again to her.
SELENE's P.O.V.
I saw my brother Steven just went out the comfort room and I smiled to him. I know he's been suffering for what happend too. I know he's blaming his self again, as always whenever I get hurt. He's the best brother in the world. He always making sure that I will be fine. But now he didn't, he failed to save me but it's ok. I know too that there was a laser who will kill me because I see that man too with my own eye's he's focusing on me, but I don't know why, I don't know him, I did nothing bad to the other people that's why he did that to me?, mom and dad is just a simple employer in a city they don't have any enemy because they are friendly and kind. That's why I don't have any idea why the man did that to me. After he shot me he pull the old girl so in that my brother won't go to him, he just scaring the poeple because his only target is me.
When the police arrived he just disappeared like a bubble.
Hey kyah!
I called my brother kyah stands for kuya or big brother.
Yes? are feeling well?
Hmm yesss, can you give me a sip of your milktea please.
I pout. Mom don't let me to drink a milktea as my doctor said she said I need to eat first. But I'm not hungry and I don't want to eat veggies again.
Nope.
Kuya steven said.
Pleaseee.
And I wink my eyes many times and pout.
Stop doing that you look like a dog.
he said and I winced.
You stuffy hmpk!
I saying stuffy that means stupid. Mom don't let me to say those words and other matured words she said that's why instead of saying stupid to my kuya I just saying stuffy, he already know the meaning of it because I said it to him too. But he's not saying the meaning of it to mom nor dad
The doctor came into our room with the nurse holding a clipboard with a paper above it and a pen.
Mrs and Mr I have something to tell.
The doctor said with a worrying tone of his voice.
Yes doc?
Dad ask.
Your daughter have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. It is a lung cancer. It's hard to cure specially she's a kid. There are possibility that she cannot be cured.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease makes it increasingly difficult for a person to breathe. It is not currently possible to cure or reverse the condition completely, but a person can reduce its impact by making some treatment and lifestyle changes.
The doctor added.
Mom cried and shake her head as no.
No! cure her she can do it she's my daughter and I know her better than all of you do anything do anything to my daughter please, please doc.
Mom said and cried again I don't want to see her like that, dad slightly touched mom's hair his crying too.
We will try our best to cure here ma'am. But I will not promise that she will be fine.
The doctor nod to dad as a sign of he's leaving.
I felt kyahh Steven is crying too. I wiped his tears.
Kyahh are you gay huh? why are crying? it is just a sick that anyone can recover right?.
I don't know why they are crying maybe it's because the doctor said that I have cancer? what is cancer? maybe another term for a high fever, but I'm feeling well. I don't think so that I am sick as a doctor said, maybe he's just wrong.
Mommy can we go home? I'm tired and I want to sleep at home not here.
It's almost night but were still here in the hospital.
No sweety the doctor said you need to stay here ok?
Dad said and smiled to me.
Sweety you and your brother Steven will be left here ok?me and your dad will go home and we will get some of your stuffs, what food do you want baby?.
Mom said to me and ask.
Why mom? we can all go home right?
I don't want to stay here at the hospital because it's too boring.
No.Only my, daddy and your brother can go home sweety because you have sick and you need to stay here as the doctor said so they can take care of you.
Mom said.
But mom you can also take care of me right?.
I'm forcing mom to go home with me.
Yes I can take care of you sweety but not now ok? we need to follow the doctor it's for your good too.
I just nodded because I know mom, what she said is she said and no one can change it.
Mom and Dad go.They left me with kyahh steven.
Hey kyahh!
I murmured to him.
What?
He ask.
Can we go to the rooftop please?.
It's 8 pm in the evening that's why I want to go to the rooftop and sit at the floor with my kyahh and enjoy the view of the sky with stars and moon.
Yes but don't tell to mom and dad ok?we just seek.
He said and it makes me feel excited and have a wide my smile.
We both sneek and went outside my room we used the stairs instead of a elevator, we need to pass the 5 floor before we get in rooftop.
Now were here.
Hey kyahh! it is impossible to be a goddest of moon?
I ask.
You know what selene nothing is impossible if you really want to be. But to be a goddest?
He chuckles.
What?
I said with a iritate voice.
Where do learn or hear that word of goddest of moon? huh?
He ask.
Hmm I just read it in mom's diary, there are written about the goddest of moon and I want to be like her kyahh!
I said.
Wait what? why did you read mom's diary? I will say it to her to punish you.
With his teasing voice.
Sorry please don't tell to mom, pleaseee.
I please to him and he chuckles again, he just nod.
We both staring at the sky it's full moon now and it's so beautiful.
I close my eyes and started to imagine that I was the Queen luna the goddest of moon. I'm here now in my own castle that will found in the moon. I'm standing at the terrace of my castle while staring at the place I made.
The bunnies were running and playing there are some fairies too and elves. The fairies has a beautiful faces and body they have colorful wings and colorful violet hair the other is green, blue, and pink their beautiful eyes has a forest dreen color and I love it. The elves were very cute too.
There are some creature here too, unicorns and the elves are busy to their work.
Since I'm now Queen luna I see the others dream some fantasies but some are nightmares.
The elves worker has a crystal ball to guide. In the left side are the good dreams worker and the other side were the bad dreams found. They has more things to do than the others.
Because the black elves who has the bad dreams crystal ball, they making the people or the person behind the nightmare will be safe. It's the most hard things to do here in the moon castle, because they are some thief, they sneaking the crystal ball and make people suffer in their nightmare some of them will died if they didn't awake.
The thief's are the old elves who convicted by the higher fairies and elves, also me.
The place started to blurry in my sight and I felt someone is holding me.
I woke up in my bed with my mom besides me while crying and the nurses doing something in me.
M-mom what happened?
I ask because all I know I was in moon castle then everything's fade away and I woke up in my bed here at the hospital, again.
Sweety thanks god your awake.
Mom said while crying. I can't understand her. I just fell asleep.
Mom I just fell asleep ok don't cry I'm not yet die.
I seriously said to mom.
She just squish my hand and give me a sweet smile.
You're been sleeping for 3 weeks selene.
The doctor said, then I was Shook.
I stare to mom and dad...
Where's kuyah? where's kyah steven? I'm not sleeping for 3 days mom.
I peek outside and it's already morning.
Me and kyah Steven just go lastnight in the rooftop because I want to see the moon don't blame him mom ok? I forced him to go to the rooftop.
I said with a curious tone of voice. Where he is? I can't stay here at the hospital all by my self. I see mom she's crying again I can't do anything to make her stop from crying.
Y-your brother...
She didn't finish what she said because her tears are all flowing down to her red cheek I don't want to see her crying.
Mom stop crying ok? I don't want to see you crying,what about kyahh Steven?
I said to her.
The nurses and doctor are already done to what their doing they leave me and mom inside this white room. I hate the smell of hospital.
I sighed
Mom hold my hand tight and squish it, it makes me calm.
Your brother is in the other room, when you and him are in the rooftop the nurses notice that you two both are not in here. That's why they check you two and they found both of you in the rooftop while lying in the floor.
Mom stop.
What happen mom?
I ask.
They think that you both were just fell. asleep in the rooftop not until one nurses check your brother pulse and it's beating slow, you too sweety.
she added.
You too are in a bad condition your brother have a sick too.
she said.
I cried. it's my fault if I didn't force kyah Steven to go with me in the rooftop this not happen.
I cried and cried mom stop me but I can't.
Dad enter my room from my kyah Steven's room.
He sighed and smile to me while kissed my forehead.
Goodnight, woke up early ok? don't fell asleep to much.
Dad said and smile.
I chuckles and mom too.
You've been sleeping for a week you just awake now, and you will sleep again sweety?
mom said, and I nod.
I'm tired but I promise I'll woke up early.
Ok goodnight mom and dad loves you ok?
mom said.
I know I love you too both.
they both kissed my forehead and they leave me alone in this empty white room, full of medics.