Yellow Iris Flower

Introduction

Charlotte is a single mother and also dumb who takes care of her two kids, elder girl Eva (13 yrs) and younger boy Oliver (10 yrs). They live in New Brunswick, Canada. She works in a wheat farm; her daily wages will be food cost for a family. She leaves the home at 7.am and return back from work by 1.pm. At that time her both the kids will be at home and Eva is elder girl so she has a responsibility to take care of Oliver.

1^st July 1867, New Brunswick, Canada

             On 1^st July 1867 the period when British rules the Canada. Charlotte was rushing to leave the house for work, while the time Eva wakes and saw her mother getting ready. She saw in half closed eyes and acted as she’s still sleeping. Charlotte checks the kids, both of them are seem to be sleeping so she left the house with doors closed. After she left Eva got up and went near the wardrobe and letting her hand behind the wardrobe and took some paper. It was wet and a paper is in two pieces. Actually today is Charlotte’s birthday so Eva planned to give her a surprise by preparing a greeting in a paper. She prepared and hides that paper behind wardrobe so that her mother won’t see that. But due to the last night rain and their old wood house made her plan disaster. She was in full upset and sat down in corner. At that time Oliver woke up and asked her sister what time it is but Eva didn’t respond. He got up, brushed his teeth and looking for milk in kitchen table, all this time Eva is sitting in the corner with full upset.

Oliver : What happen ?

Eva : Nothing

Oliver : Then why are you like this

Oliver noticed the wet pieces of paper next to her; he took in his hand and checks it.

Oliver : Oh it’s mommy’s birthday. Have you done this? Then why it is wet? Did you peed on the bed yesterday night

Eva : Just shut up… Atleast I did this, you don’t even remember mom’s birthday

Oliver : It’s ok, she won’t get upset or mad at me as because I forgot her birthday. Still she loves me more than you

Eva : Oh yeah she loves you but do you really love her have you did anything for her which makes her happy. She’s working hard for us, just I tried to make her day better by giving this but now it’ll be a usual day.

Oliver : OK let’s we prepare some gift before she back to home

Eva : What do we have in this house? We have nothing here

Oliver : Then we checks outside somewhere

Eva : No mom always tell us not to step out of house. Even if we go we need cash to buy something.

Actually Eva makes a point that is a last stage of independence period in Canada, all the time the riots will happens in roads for that reason Charlotte won’t allow her kids to go out. British soldiers will be everywhere on the streets to control if anything happens, it’ll be like a war ground.

Oliver : What else mom likes? Can we cook something for her?

Eva : Uffff… Do you think we can cook? Just keep quiet and let me think

 Room remains silence for few minutes.

Eva : Yes got it. Mom always says that she likes a Yellow iris flowers which blooms in a riverside of Saint John River which is in a corner of our area.

Oliver : Oh ok then let’s go and get it for her

Eva : Wait. Mom said us not to step out of a house at any situation

Oliver : But this is for Mom we will be back soon It’s just 10.am she’ll be back by 1.pm only, so we have 3 hours time

Eva : Hmmm… Ok you stay at home I’ll go and get the flowers

Oliver : No way, then I don’t have anything to gift mom. I’ll also come

Eva : Listen I’ll get the flowers for both of us, so you stay here

Oliver : If anyone who is gonna step out of the house then it’s both of us

Eva takes few seconds to think whereas Oliver is getting ready.

Eva : Ok let’s go but we should not get separate, we’ll go get flowers then back to home as soon as possible. Clear?

Oliver : Yes

Both of them step out of the house and started their walk towards the river which is 2km away from their home. At the mean time Charlotte was working in a farm, suddenly she heard news from radio saying that “All the citizens of Canada are requested to stay safe, as the British government is going to announce an important news soon so stay in a protected area or at your home don’t come out until the situation turns normal”. Charlotte and all the workers get panicked and headed back to their houses.

Eva and Oliver are walking towards St.John River, while they reached half of their destination they noticed the unsettledness in roads and people are running and rushing all over.

Oliver : Why suddenly all the people are rushing here and there? What happen?

Eva : Don’t know, but definitely it’s not a good sign. We need to hurry, walk fast

At the time while they reached their destination Charlotte reached home. She opened the door and gets shocked by knowing that kids are not in home. She checked inside and around the house but she didn’t found the kids, she got scared and started crying. A soldier who is passing by saw Charlotte is crying in the middle of the road, he came near and asked her to get back to her home but Charlotte didn’t gave any respond for him she’s still crying. He thought that she is homeless so he hold her hand and get her to the church which is in the corner of the street and make her stay safe there.

Eva and Oliver reached the riverside. Eva saw the flower once but Oliver don’t have any idea about, but the only thing he knows is it’ll be yellow in colour. Both of them are searching but they don’t see any of the yellow colour flowers around. After few minutes

Oliver : Where? I don’t see any yellow flower

Eva : Yeah, keep searching

Oliver : No there is not. You said that flower will be in Riverside but we don’t see any

Eva : Even I saw that only once, only mom used to say that it will blooms here that’s why I came here

Oliver : It’s all your mistake you just blabbering something, it’s already late we need to get back but still we don’t have any gifts to give mom

Eva : Wait. What did you say? Is this my mistake that flowers didn’t bloom here? Even the gift idea is mine so you don’t have any right to question me

Both of them are started arguing loudly, this sound heard by old lady whose house is also next to the riverside. She saw both of them are arguing through her living room window. She started stepping out with walking stick by watching kids, while she reached the sitout she placed her stick in the hole between two woods instead of ground, so she fell down with shouting. Eva and Oliver heard the voice and they saw an old lady fell in the ground, both ran picked her up and make her sit on a chair which is in sitout. They saw that she has some scratches in her left hand, Eva asked whether she has first aid kit in her home she said kit box is in a kitchen cupboard, so she ran and took it and prepared a bandage on her hand.

Old Lady : Thank you kids. Are you belongs to this neighborhood? I haven’t seen you guys here before

Eva : No mam our home is near St.Patricks church

Old Lady : Then why are you roaming here? Situation is not good; get back to home immediately your parents might be searching for you

Oliver : We came here by searching Yellow iris flower but we didn’t find out any

Old Lady : Yellow iris flower? Why you need them?

Oliver : Today our mom’s birthday so we thought we surprise her with that, because she likes that flower

Eva : It’s already late. Ok mam take care we need to leave

Old Lady : Wait kids. Go and check the backyard  

They walked to the backyard and they saw a land full of Yellow iris flower. Both of them are stunned and ran back to old lady

Oliver : Shall we take some flowers to our mom please        

Old Lady : Take as much as you want sweetheart!

Eva : Thanks grandma

Old lady gets so emotional, as she was living alone in the house and she didn’t heard any of them calling her grandma. All the kids in neighborhood tease her by calling old witch. She hugged both of them and said you can come here and take the flowers whenever you want. Eva and Oliver picked hand full of flowers and started running back to their home. While them going back they noticed that no one is there outside, all the roads are empty and quiet. At the time they reached their location they saw a Commander and group of soldiers are standing at entrance of their area. All of them noticed Eva and Oliver. Commander called both of them

 Commander : Where are you from? Why you guys roaming outside?

Eva : We belong to this area only, we are just going to our home sir

Commander : Where are your parents?

Eva : Our mom works in a wheat farm. She’ll be there now

Commander : No one is in farm now, all sent back to their home

Oliver : What? Eva! then mom also came to our home she also finds that we came out. We are finished Eva!

Eva : Sir, we need to go

Commander : Wait

Commander sent one of his soldiers along with Eva and Oliver to check whether their house is in that area or they are lying. They reached home, soldier also came inside the house along with them to check, but their mom is not there.

Oliver : Where is mom?

Eva : Maybe she’s still in a farm

Soldier : No, we sent all the farm workers to their home. No one is there in farm

Oliver : Then where did mom go?

Oliver started crying and Eva is also heartbroken, she don’t know what to do next.

Soldier : Maybe she went to some of her relative or friends house nearby

Eva : No we don’t have any

Soldier : Or maybe she went to search of you guys

Eva : She is dumb can’t even speak, don’t know where she is struggling out there

After Eva said, a crying lady who didn’t respond him strikes the soldier’s mind.

Soldier : Is she black haired and wear a brown skirt?

Eva : Yes!

Soldier : Don’t worry guys your mom is safe. Come with me

             He takes them to a church where he left a lady. Eva and Oliver entered the church and saw her mother sat on a bench with her head lied on a table. Oliver shouted “Mom” she look behind and saw both Eva and Oliver. Eva and Oliver ran to their mother and hugged her. All Eva, Oliver and Charlotte are flooded in tears. Oliver gave that Yellow iris flowers to her mom and said “Happy b’day mom” and then Eva also gave. Charlotte eyes are full of tears and happiness, she get the flowers from both and again hugged them. Oliver hugging his mother and his head is on her shoulder and he looks the crackers sparkling in a sky through the church window.

British announced independence to Canada.

The End