One Cold Morning - SilverPup © 2009
One Cold Morning
By SilverPup © 2009
I would wake up to the normal "Silver time to get up for breakfast!" but today felt different. Mabye it was because I turned 11 years old today.
When I got to the kitchen Mommy would kiss me on the forehead and say "happy birthday pup," and she would get my normal response, a smile and a hug. I was normally silent after just waking up so mom would just normally giggle and set the plate of food down. Surely enough like every birthday since I was 5 it would be her famous strawberry jelly and blueberry pancakes, and of course they were Yoshi's favorite too.
He would always try and get my pancakes. He didn't care if it was my birthday or not, he saw the pancacks and they looked yummy. So when mommy wasn't looking I would normally give him a piece.
After breakfast Mommy would normally watch cartoons with me, but today was different. This time she asked me to get ready to go out. So I I did just that, and shortly after we were ready head out.
But as she opened the door, there he was standing on the other side.. The person she told me was the reason I lived with only her and without daddy.
"Happy birthday," he said as he handed me a football. As he did this, Mommy suddenly told me to go play with my toys in my room.. I did, but as I was playing, i could hear them fighting..
I tried my best to ignore it. But that was nearly impossible because I could constantly hear my name. It soon become quiet again and mommy came into my room and slip a coat on me.
"Come on pup lets go" She said and I took Mommy's hand as she lead me to his car. I sat contently and silently in the back looking around as mommy shut the door and got int he front. I could tell she was rather disappointed. I just stayed silent and put my seat belt on.
"Seat belt mommy," I said as usual. I can't really remember if she had put it on or not though... As he started the car I would hear her sigh and say "Do you even know where it is?" I had no idea what mommy meant by that, but he would watch the man nod and begin to drive off.
My eyes would wonder all over the place, the radio lights, Mommy, him, and outside the window. Then I would be asked that question. "did you like your birthday present?" and I replied "I don't really like sports to much."
He then turned onto the freeway entrance and said "Well kid, I'm not rich. What did ya want? Another over priced stuffed wolf toy?"
Then Mommy just sighed again and said "Your upsetting him... cant you ever be nice?" Then it began...
"How can I be nice to a kid who spends every day in his room making things and reading those damn Zoobooks?! Wolves this wolves that! He's just a 'Wolf Boy Freak!'" he yelled, "Why can't he like sports like the rest of the kids..."
That's where I started to frown, curl up into a ball, plugging my ears and close my eyes. But I still heard the last words my mother would ever say, "He's my pup, and he's going to become twice the man you'll ever be..."
Right at that moment, I heard a loud screech and felt a hard jerk. My seat belt literally tuged against me. I tried to open my eyes, but everything was black and I couldn't hear anything... There was a constant ringing in my head and the smell of burnt rubber was suddenly be heavy.
My vision would slowly come back. The first thing I saw was a lot of red and what looked like mommy sleeping. but this wasn't right... She was awake a minute ago... Then... My vision became clear... and the red would be blood... all over the car... The man's head was against the steering wheel...
The sound of the horn soon became clear as my hearing came back. I screamed and cried out, "Mommy Wake up!"
I tried my best to pull myself out of the crushed metal but I was stuck. The only thing I could do is touch her arm, I shook it and said again, "Mommy get up!"
I started to cry, and once again I howled and cried for mother to get up but she never did... I cried out again "No, Mommy get up please!"
Her body grew colder... I cried out and howled as I was pulled away from the twisted burning metal... I was using all my strength to fight them and get back to her. But they succeeded and took me away...
I looked at the officer and paramedics as they laid me down in the stretcher, but I would just get a frown of sorrow as the paramedics closed the ambulance doors.
It all went black for a while after that. When I woke there was a nice lady who tried to keep me calm, but I wouldn't stop asking, "When can I see Mommy, where is Mommy!"
All I would get was that frown of sorrow as she said, "It's going to be alright." But I knew... and she knew that, everything wasn't alright.
She knew my nearest relatives would soon be walking in the door... And they would have to tell me, "sweetheart, I'm very sorry... but... mommy is a angel now..."
Soon enough... that did happen... My little heart broke... I sank to my knees and I cried for my mother... But she never came... That's when I knew that it was true... She was gone, that's where my new room and the one month of silence began... I wouldn't say a word.. I remained silent for thirty days... the only sounds that would be heard were the sounds of me sobbing, whimpering and crying coming from underneath my new rooms door.
A month later they would show me something that made me feel a little better. I ran from the doorway down the hall and grasp him tightly and cry out "Yoshi!" He licked me and I smiled. giggling for the first time since the crash.
Eventually I stopped calling for Mommy every night. but when I did Gramma would come in and give me kiss on the forehead, telling me "She's here watching over you as a angel." And that's what she does to this day... She watches over me.
I will never forget what she once told me "A wolf never gives up." and that's why I'm still here to this day... Even after being constantly knocked to my knees by the cruelty in life... But I always get back up... because her words.. will forever remain in my heart. "Never give up pup, always move forward..." and that's just what I'm gonna do.
The End.
-Dedication to Mother
Mom I know it was short, but I loved every minute of being with you, and I only wish... it could have been longer... I hope you found eternal peace.
You will always be in my heart. You were the best mom and I thank you so much for showing me the furry way. I will love and miss you forever
and always...
love, your pup;
Silver