THE DOLL AND THE ROSE
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>>I was walking around in a store. I saw a
>>Cashier hand this little boy his money back saying
>>"I'm sorry, but you don't have enough
>>money to buy this doll."
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>>
>>
>>Then the little boy turned to the old woman
>>Next to him: ''Granny, are you sure I don't have
>>Enough money?''
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>>
>>
>>The old lady replied: ''You know that you
>>Don't have enough money to buy this doll, my dear.''
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>>Then she asked him to stay there for 5
>>Minutes while she went to look around. She left
>>Quickly.
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>>
>>
>>The little boy was still holding the doll in
>>His hand.
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>>Finally, I walked toward him and I asked him
>>Who he wished to give this doll to.
>>
>>
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>>"It's the doll that my sister loved most and
>>Wanted so much for this Christmas. She was so sure
>>that Santa
>>Claus would bring it to her."
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>>
>>
>>I replied to him that maybe Santa Claus will
>>Bring it to her after all, and not to worry.
>>
>>
>>
>>But he replied to me sadly. "No, Santa Claus
>>Can't bring it to her where she is now.
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>>
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>>I have to Give the doll to my mommy so that
>>she can give it to My sister when she goes there."
>>
>>
>>
>>His eyes were so sad while saying this. "My
>>Sister has gone to be with God.
>>
>>
>>Daddy says that
>>Mommy is going to see God very soon too, so I
>>Thought that she could take the doll with her to
>>Give it to my sister.''
>>
>>
>>
>>My heart nearly stopped.
>>
>>
>>
>>The little boy looked up at me and said:
>>"I Told daddy to tell mommy not to go yet. I need her
>>To wait until I come back from the mall."
>>
>>
>>
>>Then he showed me a very nice photo of him
>>Where he was laughing. He then told me "I want mommy
>>To take my picture with her so she won't forget me."
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>"I love my mommy and I wish she doesn't have
>>To leave me, but daddy says that she has to go to be
>>With my little sister."
>>
>>
>>
>>Then he looked again at the doll with sad
>>Eyes, very quietly.
>>
>>
>>
>>I quickly reached for my wallet and said to
>>The boy. "What if we checked again, just in case you
>>Do have enough money?''
>>
>>
>>
>>"Ok" he said "I hope that I have enough."I
>>Added some of my money to his without him seeing and
>>We started to count it. There was enough for the
>>Doll and even some spare money.
>>
>>
>>The little boy said: "Thank you God for
>>Giving me enough money!"
>>
>>
>>
>>Then he looked at me and added "I asked
>>Yesterday before I slept for God to make sure I have
>>Enough money to buy this doll so that mommy can give
>>It to my sister. He heard me!''
>>
>>
>>
>>"I also wanted to have enough money to buy a
>>White rose for my mommy, but I didn't dare to ask
>>God for too much. But He gave me enough to buy the
>>Doll and a white rose.''
>>
>>
>>
>>"My mommy loves white roses."
>>
>>
>>
>>A few minutes later, the old lady came again
>>And I left with my basket.
>>
>>
>>
>>I finished my shopping in a totally
>>Different state from when I started. I couldn't get
>>the little boy
>>Out of my mind.
>>
>>
>>
>>Then I remembered a local newspaper article
>>2 days ago, which mentioned of a drunk man in a truck,
>>who hit
>>A car, where there was one young lady and a little
>>girl.
>>
>>
>>
>>The little girl died right away, and the
>>Mother was left in a critical state. The family had
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>To decide whether to pull the plug on the
>>Life-assisting machine, because the young lady would
>>
>>
>>
>>Not be able to recover from the coma.
>>Was this the family of the little boy?
>>
>>
>>
>>Two days after this encounter with the
>>Little boy, I read in the newspaper that the young
>>Lady had passed away.
>>
>>
>>
>>I couldn't stop myself as I bought a bunch
>>Of white roses and I went to the funeral home where
>>
>>
>>
>>The body of the young woman was exposed for people
>>To see and make last wishes before burial.
>>
>>
>>
>>She was there, in her coffin, holding a
>>Beautiful white rose in her hand with the photo of
>>The little boy and the doll placed over her chest.
>>
>>
>>I left the place, teary-eyed, feeling that
>>My life had been changed forever. The love that this
>>
>>
>>
>>Little boy had for his mother and his sister is
>>Still, to this day, hard to imagine.
>>
>>
>>
>>And in a Fraction of a second, a drunk
>>driver had taken all This away from him.
>>
>>
>>
>>I was walking around in a store. I saw a
>>Cashier hand this little boy his money back saying
>>"I'm sorry, but you don't have enough
>>money to buy this doll."
>>
>>
>>
>>Then the little boy turned to the old woman
>>Next to him: ''Granny, are you sure I don't have
>>Enough money?''
>>
>>
>>
>>The old lady replied: ''You know that you
>>Don't have enough money to buy this doll, my dear.''
>>
>>
>>
>>Then she asked him to stay there for 5
>>Minutes while she went to look around. She left
>>Quickly.
>>
>>
>>
>>The little boy was still holding the doll in
>>His hand.
>>
>>
>>
>>Finally, I walked toward him and I asked him
>>Who he wished to give this doll to.
>>
>>
>>
>>"It's the doll that my sister loved most and
>>Wanted so much for this Christmas. She was so sure
>>that Santa
>>Claus would bring it to her."
>>
>>
>>
>>I replied to him that maybe Santa Claus will
>>Bring it to her after all, and not to worry.
>>
>>
>>
>>But he replied to me sadly. "No, Santa Claus
>>Can't bring it to her where she is now.
>>
>>
>>
>>I have to Give the doll to my mommy so that
>>she can give it to My sister when she goes there."
>>
>>
>>
>>His eyes were so sad while saying this. "My
>>Sister has gone to be with God.
>>
>>
>>Daddy says that
>>Mommy is going to see God very soon too, so I
>>Thought that she could take the doll with her to
>>Give it to my sister.''
>>
>>
>>
>>My heart nearly stopped.
>>
>>
>>
>>The little boy looked up at me and said:
>>"I Told daddy to tell mommy not to go yet. I need her
>>To wait until I come back from the mall."
>>
>>
>>
>>Then he showed me a very nice photo of him
>>Where he was laughing. He then told me "I want mommy
>>To take my picture with her so she won't forget me."
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>"I love my mommy and I wish she doesn't have
>>To leave me, but daddy says that she has to go to be
>>With my little sister."
>>
>>
>>
>>Then he looked again at the doll with sad
>>Eyes, very quietly.
>>
>>
>>
>>I quickly reached for my wallet and said to
>>The boy. "What if we checked again, just in case you
>>Do have enough money?''
>>
>>
>>
>>"Ok" he said "I hope that I have enough."I
>>Added some of my money to his without him seeing and
>>We started to count it. There was enough for the
>>Doll and even some spare money.
>>
>>
>>The little boy said: "Thank you God for
>>Giving me enough money!"
>>
>>
>>
>>Then he looked at me and added "I asked
>>Yesterday before I slept for God to make sure I have
>>Enough money to buy this doll so that mommy can give
>>It to my sister. He heard me!''
>>
>>
>>
>>"I also wanted to have enough money to buy a
>>White rose for my mommy, but I didn't dare to ask
>>God for too much. But He gave me enough to buy the
>>Doll and a white rose.''
>>
>>
>>
>>"My mommy loves white roses."
>>
>>
>>
>>A few minutes later, the old lady came again
>>And I left with my basket.
>>
>>
>>
>>I finished my shopping in a totally
>>Different state from when I started. I couldn't get
>>the little boy
>>Out of my mind.
>>
>>
>>
>>Then I remembered a local newspaper article
>>2 days ago, which mentioned of a drunk man in a truck,
>>who hit
>>A car, where there was one young lady and a little
>>girl.
>>
>>
>>
>>The little girl died right away, and the
>>Mother was left in a critical state. The family had
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>To decide whether to pull the plug on the
>>Life-assisting machine, because the young lady would
>>
>>
>>
>>Not be able to recover from the coma.
>>Was this the family of the little boy?
>>
>>
>>
>>Two days after this encounter with the
>>Little boy, I read in the newspaper that the young
>>Lady had passed away.
>>
>>
>>
>>I couldn't stop myself as I bought a bunch
>>Of white roses and I went to the funeral home where
>>
>>
>>
>>The body of the young woman was exposed for people
>>To see and make last wishes before burial.
>>
>>
>>
>>She was there, in her coffin, holding a
>>Beautiful white rose in her hand with the photo of
>>The little boy and the doll placed over her chest.
>>
>>
>>I left the place, teary-eyed, feeling that
>>My life had been changed forever. The love that this
>>
>>
>>
>>Little boy had for his mother and his sister is
>>Still, to this day, hard to imagine.
>>
>>
>>
>>And in a Fraction of a second, a drunk
>>driver had taken all This away from him.