The Special Shoes
"Two weeks", the doctor replied, 'you have
just two weeks." The doctor said this filled with
sorrow, as Molly and her husband sobbed, shaking
silently in the eerie hospital. Molly had been
diagnosed with cancer not so long ago, but it had
spread rapidly to all of her major organs. Molly,
the girl we all knew as smart, talented, curious,
and adventurous would have her life come to an end
in two weeks, fourteen days, or three hundred and
thirty-six hours. However you put it, we were all
devastated.
As I lay there limp, staring into space, I
thought about all the great times Molly and I had
shared. As best friends in high school, we were
carefree and inseparable I lay there and thought of
all the great things Molly had. She stuck up for
me in fights, she always visited me when I was
sick, and she even helped me with homework. I lay
there and tried to think of something I had done in
return. Nothing came to mind, I thought that if
maybe I didn't think so hard, then my brain would
work, but it doesn't. I slip into deeper sorrow.
I just can't believe it! All these years together
and I just can't remember one time that I had done
something good for Molly.
Knowing this makes me think of things. Ideas
float around in my head, bubbling and waiting to
pop. Finally, I have the perfect one. I will make
Molly's biggest wish come true. This will be
great, I think to myself!
So the next day I decide to stop by Molly's
house to tell her the good news. After ringing the
doorbell a few times I step inside. Her house
looks different. I never remembered it being so
quiet. And it feels so dirty. The dishes aren't
washed, and the floor isn't swept, and the shelves
are thick with dust. I call out to Molly but hear
no response, so I go to her room and find her in
her bed.
At first I think she's sleeping, but then I
notice her eyes. They're wide open and she's
staring at the ceiling. I look at Molly for a
moment until I notice that there's a lady who has
come in. She washes Molly with a cloth then
briskly walks out the room without even taking
notice of me.
I stand over Molly for a few more minutes as
I study her. Never before has she looked so
fragile, so small and helpless. This is not the
Molly that I know and love. I almost begin to cry,
but I have to be strong. I start to talk to her,
telling her about my plans to have a day where she
has fun, forgets about her problems and enjoys
life. But I don't even get a smile out of the
lifeless body that I'm staring at; I don't even gat
a nod.
For some reason I start to lecture Molly, I
scream at her to wake up, make some memories of the
rest of her life that she still has left. I tell
her to live her life, to accept what has happened,
to be courageous, and adventurous, enjoy what time
she has left. She has to get out of bed and stop
feeling sorry for herself and to go and love life.
Do what you want to do and make a difference.
And then we look at each other and we both
start to cry. But I don't cry for sorrow, I cry for
joy, knowing that Molly has really heard what I've
said and that I've just saved her from the rest of
her life lying in a bed.
The next morning we discussed what Molly's
dream was. She told me that the only dream that
she had had for a while was to go to the planet of
oobleck. I should've known! Dave, Molly's
husband, is an astronaut, and he had gone there
once. I bet that he had came home to tell Molly
all about the adventure. And being the curious
person Molly is, she wanted to go there herself and
see the oobleck.
Poor Molly! Although I knew that I would try
my best to get her there, it would be very hard
considering how much time Molly had left and all
the different complications to get on board of a
spaceship. But by the end of the day, everything
had worked out with the help of Dave on our side.
Molly was scheduled to leave the next day, so
I helped her pack. We also assembled a video
camera connected to a T.V so that I could see
Molly's every move. She thanked me over and over
for making her wish come true, and I told her that
it was the least that I could do.
As Molly arrived on planet oobleck she told
the crew that she appreciated the ride on such
short notice. She just hoped that they hadn't
forgot anything. When everyone had settled down,
Molly asked if she could go out onto the ocean
oobleck. But since the crew was in the middle of a
T.V program, they all just ignored her.
Molly became really inpatient and decided to
go out on the ocean all by herself. She quietly
got changed into her space uniform but didn't know
about her special shoes and went out without them.
The special shoes had heaters in them so that you
wouldn't sink into the oobleck. Unfortunately,
Molly took her first step and started to sink. She
panicked and ran further out, and she had a major
problem!
By this time the crew had seen her and
started planning a rescue. Molly slowly went down
deeper and deeper until finally all that you could
see was the tip of her nose. Molly was stuck under
the oobleck for half an hour before they finally
pulled her out. The oobleck had seeped into her
suit through the holes in which her shoes were
supposed to go and Molly was shivering from the
cold.
They rushed her to the hospital where she had
an emergency check-up. But what the doctors found
was incredible. Molly had no more cancer! With
further research, scientists came to a conclusion
that oobleck was the new cancer cure.
And with the help of a friend, molly was
inspired to live her life to the fullest.
The End
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