The Orphan

1995, the 5th of February that year, George “the father” went to his daily work, as his wife Dew was preparing their 4 kids to go to school, Amanda 16 years, Rene 14 years, Michael 11 years and Orphan 8 years old.

Time passed, everybody is back, and all chilling together beside the stove while it’s cold outside… George’s house was a tiny one, consisting of a kitchen, a living room, bedroom, and the bathroom. That poor family was living in a calm atmosphere. As a village, neighbors used to check each other’s, they stay together in those cold nights, the bi guys play cards, children watch some cartoon before the TV station closes, and women together talking about what they cooked and what to cook next day…

11:00 pm, all left, Amanda and Rene went to the only bedroom to sleep, and Michael and Orphan stayed to sleep beside their parents in the kitchen. The father as all fathers, used to smile in his kids’ faces, but nobody knew what he was facing to bring goods and daily needs… As everybody were sleeping, a deep noise full of pain from the father shouting “take me to doctor, I’m dying”, not even the walls can forget these words… putting his hand on his heart and screaming, the neighbors came… Suddenly, it became quit “he’s in coma”, one of the neighbors shouted, his face turned dark, and started vomiting, then went in that deep sleep again they call it come. Everybody was trying to move him right and left, the mother was in a shock trying to put water on his face… No reaction. After 15 minutes, a far neighbor had a car has come, they carried the George, and went to check for the nearest hospital which was far about 15 more minutes.