"Why are you giving up!!??????" screamed Allen," If you can't take it anymore, cry! Why can't you be normal? Nobody will laugh at you for crying! Cry! I want you to cry! Be the brother I had so many years ago! The brother who never gave up!"
He stared at Allen, his sister emotionlessly. He could not understand why Allen wanted him to cry so badly. He tried to think of the last time he had cried. "The last time I cried," he whispered softly to himself," was when my wife and son died." He could still feel the pain of the loss.
"There is nothing left for me to cry for, Allen," he spoke quietly to Allen. "I have lost the two most precious things in my whole life, Trudy and Andy. I carried on with my life because I know that this is what Trudy would have wanted me to do if she is still alive. . I had worked too hard before and neglected them. When they left, I have nothing to live or work for anymore." He looked at Allen sadly.
"You still have me! *Sniff sniff* Trudy and Andy might have been gone, but you still have my children and me. *Sobs sobs*" cried Allen. "Come back! We love you!"
"Thank you, Allen," he smiled faintly, gasping for breath. "I feel so tired. Now is my chance to rest. My only hope and wish is to see Trudy and Andy again. They are waiting for me."
He closed his eyes.
The heartbeat meter gave a high monotonous, continuous beep.
