Family Tree
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Beverly Taylor woke up and sighed happily. Her beautifully
comfortable, flower-patterned bed and feather-filled pillows
felt like heaven beneath her.
After relaxing for a few minutes, she rose and put her hair in
a ponytail, her bright green eyes studying the hair-do to make
sure there were no bumps or mistakes. As she turned to her
walk-in wardrobe, her soft, blonde hair brushed off her
shoulder. She got her freshly-ironed green and black
cheerleader uniform and put it in her kit bag. She then picked
out a black and white tank top, blue denim jeans and black
heels. She approached her golden mirror, applied her make-up
and put in her contact lenses.
She went downstairs, to find her father drinking coffee and
reading the newspaper.
"Good morning, daddy." she spoke brightly, giving him
a quick kiss on the cheek. He returned her smile, wrinkles
appearing around his eyes.
As Beverly went to get her own coffee, she noticed her father
wincing as he lifted the mug to his lips. She went to sit
beside him.
"What did the doctor say?" she asked him, trying to
prepare herself for the answer.
His smile had disappeared and his eyebrows met in the middle of
his forehead. "He said that the cancer had spread. The
treatment isn't working... I have a month."
Beverly had been preparing for this day since her father was
first diagnosed, over a year ago, but she still couldn't
help the tears that rolled slowly down her cheeks.
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