Te quiero

 Mom, it's going to be okay. I am right here. Always by your side.

“I know Corazon But I am scared. What if the surgery doesn't go well? What if I-”

Don't say that! Nothing. will. happen.  Not this time. 

5 years ago 

Nina! Dinners ready!! I made your favourite, arepa con queso!

Coming mama!

Moms. who doesn't love their mom right? It's the person who made you, quite literally. She was your first home, the first person you see and somewhere subconsciously, the person you aspire to be one day. You share a bond with your mom that you can't even replicate with someone else. Something so extremely deep that without it your life seems hollow…gosh I can't even imagine that.

Well actually, I can.

My mom, Luisa Feliz was the most beautiful woman I had ever seen in my entire 25 years of existence. She always had that smile, Sonrisa luna as we called it, like a bright half-moon on her gorgeous night sky skin, peppered with starry freckles. She was perfect. Always. Even when that car smashed her face.

“Her face was disfigured to an unrecognisable extent” the police had said, “ We found her phone and you were the emergency contact”

What are you supposed to do when the person you live for, the person who you loves more than anything in this entire world suddenly just vanishes? Should I just erase her memories?  Is that even possible? How does everyone around me expect me to just move on? 

“What's gone is gone honey” “ you have to get on with your life, that's what she would have wanted” 

I couldn't. I am not saying I didn't try. I tried my hardest not to think about her every second. Not to look through her photographs and stare into those honey gold eyes, thinking that I will never see them again.  I tried to accept that I don't have any option now but to just go on.

That's the thing about being an inventor though. When there is no way, you create one. So I did. I created my option. I created my mom.

Ah finally! What took you so long? anyway, here, eat them while they are hot.

Oh my god mom these are delicious.  Me encanta tu comida mama! 

Aww gracias, mi amor!

You didn't forget to charge yourself today right? 

No corazon…you worry about me too much

Present day 

I am sorry but all the internal machinery is burnt now, I can't do much.

You have to help me, George! You are an expert at fixing robots for god sake, that your whole job!

Nina, I know this is hard for you. But, you know that we can't do anything. You should be happy that you survived the fire…

HAPPY? YOU WANT ME TO BE HAPPY? AND HOW THE HELL AM I SUPPOSED TO BE HAPPY IF MY MOM IS DYING IN FRONT OF MY EYES?

She is not your mom! She is just a piece of metal! Look at her! You always told your mom had eyes like pots of honey. Look at her eyes. It has wires sticking out of it! And its, not even the same colour! You wanted to escape the reality Nina and I understand. I understand the urge to just mask every problem you are facing by covering it up. But you can't live like this. One day your issues will catch up with you. It's inevitable. 

I think it's time you let her go. 

NO! I WILL CREATE A NEW ONE! WITH THE RIGHT EYE COLOUR TOO!

And how long are you planning to continue this huh? Rebuilding your mom again and again? Till the day you die?

 Look all I want to say is, your mom is looking down at you right now, and I am pretty sure that she is not happy to see what you have become.

I- I know what I have to do.

Hey mom

Hey Corazon! What did the doctor say? 

He said you'll be fine, you just need to sleep for a while

Oh great! I will go into sleep mode right now then

No actually, I think you should shut down. The doctor thinks it is best for you to get a deep rest.

Oh..sure ok. Will you wake me up then?

I will

Ok then, better get some resting!

Mom?

Yes?

Te Quiero 

Yo Tambien mi Amor

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this is one of the pieces that I wrote for a short story writing competition and after I completed it, I was just like I love it! like I am genuinely proud of my work after a long time!!!!

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