A Loss

Tania was finishing washing the dishes when the dreadful phone call arrived. Tania’s parents had been on a two day business trip to ------------ ------------- were her aunt Julie lived. Tania was home with her brother alone. The phone call was to tell Tania about the car accident her parents had been in, which landed her dad in the hospital and her mom to the grave. Tania cried all night long, her brother Nick tried to comfort her, though he was very sad also. She’d gotten her pastor to take her and her brother to her aunt’s house.
“Thank you ever so much for bringing Tania and Nick down here. It helps a lot.” Julie told the pastor.
“That’s alright. They must be going through a lot at their age.” Pastor replied.
Nick was 16, and Tania 14
“How is Robert doing?” Pastor Jacobson asked about their father.
“Not too good. He’ll be fine in some months. That accident ripped him apart though. Both legs are broke; concussion; Arm twisted. And very much more. He would’ve died if he were driving
“Where are the kids staying?”
“With me, until Robert can get on his feet again.”
“Well I’d better get going. I’m so sorry for your loss. All of our losses.” Jacobson said.
He turned around and left the house. Tania had been on the stairs listening. Tears ran down her face as she remembers her dear mother, that she misses so much. She watches Aunt Julie as she cleans the dishes. Wiping away tears as they stream down her cheek.
“Tania.” Julie calls.
Tania appears at the bottom of the stairs.
“Please tell your brother that we are going to go see your father.”
“Nick?”
“Come in.” Nick says with a sigh.
“Julie’s going to take us to see dad.”
“Okay. I’ll be down in a couple minutes.” Nick says and buries his head in his pillow.
I stare for a minute, shut the door , grab my purse and walk down the stairs.
‘I feel so terrible. I feel bad for Nick. Though I feel as bad as him. You know that feeling when you just want to hug someone. But your sure they don’t, even if you’ve had a horrible loss? Well that’s what I feel.’ Tania thought to herself. ‘I want to comfort him like he does for me.’