Hey ya'll, Anna Cartwright here! Here is part one of the prologue of my story, I hope you enjoy it!

     “What are you two doing?” asked Nalene, who lay in bed as she saw her young children coming in, “You know the doctor doesn’t want you in here.”

     “Yes, I know Mama, but…but Enna and I haven’t seen you all week. We’ve missed you so much, and, when the doctor left, we…we just had to come see you. Why hasn’t he let us see you Mama?” said the little boy.

     His mother gave a small sigh and answered, “Because I have been very sick Ariock, along with many others in the palace. He is just doing what is best for you. This sickness is very contagious, he doesn’t want either of you to get it, and neither do I. I think you should go back dear, both of you. I only want what is best for you.”

     The two children did not leave; they were too young to understand how serious this sickness was. Instead of obeying their mother, Ariock grabbed Enna’s hand and moved closer to the bed. “But…but…I can’t leave, I’ve only just come. Don’t send us away Mama, Enna and I won’t be much trouble, will we?” He looked at his little sister as he said this.

     Enna raised her eyebrows, concerned and confused. She didn’t know why her mother, after not seeing them for so long, would want to send them away.

     “Well, I suppose you can stay, but do not get any closer to me. Where is your father?”

     “He is in court right now. But Mama, you won’t be sick for too much longer, will you?” he asked, “Everything will be back to normal soon, right? Just like it was before, right?”

     “No my dear, I won’t be sick for much longer, but no, everything will not be back to the way it was.”

     The poor boy didn’t know what to say. He stammered, “What do you mean? I don’t understand.”

     “I am going to go to a wonderful place Ariock, more wonderful than you, or I, or anyone else could ever imagine. I will not have this sickness anymore, and I will never be unhappy, ever again. Do you know why?”

     “Why Mama?”

     “Because my Father will be there, and He will greet me with open arms. I will never ever be without Him. My Father is your Father, Ariock. Yours, mine, Enna’s, and everyone else who lives and breathes on this earth. He wants everyone to come to Him, and now He is calling me to live with him forever and ever.”

     “That is wonderful Mama, can I come with you?”

     His mother gave a weak laugh, “No, I’m afraid you can’t come with me. Not yet. It isn’t your time to come yet. You will have to wait until He has called you.”

     Tears started falling from the siblings’ eyes and down their cheeks. He and Enna came closer to their mother. “I’ve only just now seen you again, you can’t leave me now, not yet!”

     “It is not up to me to decide when I go, me dear. It is up to God. I cannot stop Him.”

     Enna and Ariock hugged their mother. Their minds were so full of questions, and did not have enough answers. Their mother also hugged them tightly, and she kissed their cheeks. She said to her children, “I love you very much Ariock, I love you very much Enna.” She laid back in the bed and was no longer ill.

Have a great day, God bless you,