Fur on my heart by Madison M. (classic children's novels TXT) 📕

 I was about to get out of bed when, my mom came in my room. She sat next to me and held my hand. Then she said, "Honey... your father is sick. He can barely move and is in the hospital. She started to cry but then she pulled herself back together. "We might not be able to see him for a while and Ash is with him so he won't be alone all the time." She let go of my hand and walked out of my room. I waited for her to leave so I could cry. I got out of bed, wiped my eyes and got dressed. I decided to climb a tree since I didn't have anything to do. The leaves were falling and they were a beautiful orange yellow. Once I got to the top of the tree, I jumped. The wind hit my face like a flame on paper would easily catch fire. I landed on a pile of leaves and I danced on it until my mom rapidly called my name. I came inside and she looked stunned. She put me into the car and we drove to the hospital. Inside, were a lot of patience. Some pregnant, some sick, and some looked hurt, with a cast. We came into my dad's  room and Ash wagged his tail. My dad looked like he passed out but the nurse said it was just the medicine. My mom walked up to him and whisper to him but so lightly that I couldn't hear. Back at home, we made pie and went to Beath's house. We knocked on her door and  Beath's parents answered. "Hello." "Hi." We said we gave her the pie and she said "Thank you." She invited us inside but we Said we couldn't. We went back home and I climed the tree. I was sitting on the lowest branch and I decided to lay down. Once I layed down, I fell. I guess I wasn't thinking. I always had my mind set on my dad and my little brother. I walked inside to watch TV. Soon I fell asleep and I woke up hearing my mom getting my bookbag ready for school. I brushed my teeth and my hair and ate breakfast. I grabbed my bookbag, kissed my mom goodbye and walkyd to school. Beath met up with me and we talked. "How's your dad?" She askeed. "I think he is ok but how did you know about that? " She said, "Everyone knows." Then, we got to the bus stop. The bus came and we went in. Usually we don't talk on the bus because we like to look out the window. The bus quickly came to a stop and we got out. "RING RING RING!" Wentry the school bell and we all ran inside. We had science first and a boy threw a crumbled up paper at my desk. I opened it and it said, "u want to hang out after school tomorrow?  - Calon" I turned around and whispered "Sure. But for what?" Then, my teacher yelled at me to listen. She called me up and wrote my name on the board. Everyone laughed exept Beath and Calon. After school, I went home alone because Calon had football tryouts and Beath had softball. When I got home, my mom asked how I was and I said fine. I ran upstairs and into my room to cry. I thought of how everyone laughed at me and how they didn't care about me. But I didn't know that I needed to save my tears for more important things. I was about to be broken. 

My mom got another call. When she was done talking, she hung up the phone and just started at a wall. She walked from the kitchen to my bedroom to tell me we had to go to the hospital now. When we got there, we were rushed to my dad's room and I saw Ash wag his tail. He was sitting on my dad's lap and I could see he was getting shots everywhere. A doctor came in and slowly explained to my mom and I that my dad was diagnosed with cancer. Then, we started to cry. Our crying was inturupted by a person saying it was time for us to leave and that we had to take Ash with us. I quickly hugged my dad goodbye and my mom kissed his forehead. We slowly and silently walked away. Ash was very tired and thirsty. He drank and ate so much. I tried to keep my mind of of my dad but I could not. I heared a knock on the door and I opened it. To my surprise it wasn't a person, it wasn't a dog, it was a card. By now, everyone knew that my dad was sick. I opened the card and it said, " It's us your two favorite friends, Calon and Beath. We have been visiting your dad too and his exact words to us were "Tell Emily and Sarah that I love them very much with all my heart and Sarah is the best wife anyone could ever have. Emily is the best daughter and gives the warmest hugs. I enjoy Sarah's kisses but tell her she missed. She was supposed to kiss my lips not my forehead. I love you guys and I miss you. You are the best family anyone could ever have. If I go, please remember goodbyes are never forever and stay strong. The doctors know what they are doing and I might be back in a week or so. Love, dad." I ran to show my mom and I started to cry. She held the card to her heart and stroked my hair. She said, "You sure do have the best dad and friends in the whole world." I hugged her and ran outside with Ash. He skipped and chased squirrles. He probably missed running and playing for a while. And I sure missed him. I knew I couldn't keep my mind off of my dad, so I grabbed a ballon from my room, a pice of paper, and a pen. I wrote, "Dear God, I know I'm asking too much of a meirical, but I want my dad to get rid of cancer and that he can come home to us. I promise I will take care of him. I wil do anything for him to get better. You know how you wold feel if that happend to you. Thank you and bye. YOU KNOW WHO I AM. Xoxo xoxo." I tapped my paper to the balloon but my mom walked in on me. I was so surprised, let go of the ballonfrom already. I flew up in the skt but my mom quickly grabed it and read it. Her eyes scrolled throught my paper and then she let go of it. She picked me up and said "It's ok, he will get better I promise." I hugged her and she put me down we came inside for dinner and Ash followed. She gave my eggs, bread, and some berries all from our chickens and gradens. I ate all if it and asked for more. She starred at me and said "One doesn't just ask for more. It is very rude and you should know that. If I had more, it would be on your plate. If you are finished, you ask if I have leftovers nit van I have more." I said sorry and she gave me more bread and eggs. She fixed herself berries and bread because that was all that was left. Sometimes, when dad was here, he wouldn't get any food because we didn't have enough. My parents never told me we were poor, but I knew we were. We barely could afford food, we get $14.00 a week. In a month we only make $56.00 dollars. We can barely afford Ash. We have to ask friends to buy dog food and for not very close friends, we have to pay them back sooner or later. I have never been to Disney or other places like that. Only on holidays, people are nice enough to give us $80.00 dollars. We already used half of it up so we have $40.00 left. I ran upstairs when I was done eating and I took all of my money out of my piggy bank and my parents' piggy bank. In all we have $180.90 dollars. I sat down in relief that we can actually afford things. Ash ran upstairs and liked my face. I pet him until he ran downstairs. It was getting late so I took a bath and fell asleep. In the morning, my mom left a note on my door saying, "Good morning. I am at the farmers market getting things. Can you plow the wheat, pick the tomatoes, and peel the oranges I left in s bowl on the kitchen. Love you." I live near the woods so I have a very big backyard. I have one tomatoe garden, one giant wheat garden, two cows, and one orange tree. The tomatoe garden has 7 rows and 4 tomatoes in each row. The wheat garden has 30 rows and 12 wheat in each row. I got dressed. (Getting dressed means to brush you teeth, brush your hair, take your pajamas off and put your normal clothes on.) I picked all the wheat and the sun finally came out. My dog was panting and I put the wheat in a mixer along with my chicken's eggs and my cow's milk. I mixed it, put it in a furnace, baked it, took it out and rolled it, put it back in and took it out. It was now bread. I weaved a basket and placed a cloth in it. Then, I cut the bread and put it in the basket. I placed it in the fridge and peeled the oranges. I picked the tomatoes and washed them off with cold and hot water. Then, I washed the oranges with hot and cold water. I placed the in separate baskets and waited for my mom to get home. Once my mom got home, she looked very tired. She dropped all of her bags on the floor. Then, she got a drink of water