Iris POV
I run up the stairs to my mother’s room. I just got the call I have hoped never to receive. My mother only has hours left. I run to the 4th floor, the cancer floor, head right and sprint dowm the hall to my moms room. With tears in my eyes I open the door and walk inside. Her breathing is shallow and fast, there is a breathing tube in her throat and her eyes are closed. I walk over and grab her hand. “Hi mom” I say with a shaky voice. It doesn’t even sound like me. “I made it. I got fired today because Suzan didn’t like the way my body looked in my waitress uniform. You were right, she was jealous. I will be alright. I will find another day job. You have my permission to leave. Let the pain stay behind when you go to granpa. I love you” I say, and my tears stream down my face whe
