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few days, Sahara could finally go home. Her medication had been sorted. She was as comfortable as possible, but most times it left her drowsy and out of it. Family came and went, and sometimes she wasn’t sure whether she’d dreamt them, or if they’d really been with her. The one thing she seemed to be certain of was the feeling of Joy, next to her. Every day after school Joy would lay by her mother’s side, telling her about her school day. Sometimes she just lay and watched her mother sleep.
    It had certainly taken its toil on Eugene. He spent time at her side, doing the things she asked. He was afraid to leave her side, just in case she died without him. But she always assured him, she’d still be there when he got back, whether that was work or somewhere else he had to be.
    On the day Alice arrived. Sahara had asked the nurse to miss one dose of her medication so that she was alert enough to speak with her. The nurse wasn’t keen, but she did as she was asked.
    Alice walked into the bedroom mid-morning and sat by her side.
    ‘Hey,’ Alice placed her hand over Sahara’s. ‘How are you feeling? Or shouldn’t I ask that?’
    ‘Like crap.’ She laughed gently. ‘But I’d rather feel like crap and be present, than be out of it. I really had to see you.’
    ‘I’m here. What do you need?’
    Sahara pointed to the folder to the left on the bedside table.
    ‘What are these?’
    ‘They’re yours.’ She nodded for Alice to take them.
    Alice took the folder and opened it. She scanned the contents and then her mouth dropped open.
    ‘They’re yours.’
    ‘I can’t.’
    ‘Yes you can. Who else will love my shops the way you do? You deserve them. You’ve been a great friend to me and you love what you do. I want you to own Sahara’s flowers.’
    ‘I don’t know what to say.’ Her eyes glazed over.
    ‘Say yes. I can’t take them with me, can I?’ she laughed.
    ‘Yes. Thank you!’ She fell into Sahara and cried.
    ‘Make sure you make the biggest bouquet of scarlet roses for me, when I’m gone.’
    She nodded, crying into her.
    ‘I love you,’ said Alice. ‘You’ve taught me what love truly is. You’re amazing!’
    ‘You’re amazing too! And I’m so glad you beat cancer and it never came back. I’m so glad you’re enjoying your life.’
    ‘Oh Sahara.’
    ‘I’m happy too. When you finally let go of the what ifs, you allow things to just fall into place. Eugene and Joy will be okay. They may not feel like that right now, but I know they’ll be just fine.’
    ‘Yes they will be.’
    They spoke until Sahara could no longer go without the pain medication. Soon things became blurry and she fell asleep, leaving Alice feeling happy, proud and sad all at the same time.
    Chapter Eight
    The private plane landed on the sunny Greek island. Everything had been sorted so that Sahara could spend her last few days listening to the sounds of the waves, admiring the view and feeling the warm air. Joy and Elodie had come along, and Sahara had encouraged them to go out and explore the town. Joy on the other hand didn’t want to. All she wanted was to be with her mother. Sahara couldn’t blame her, but she didn’t want the little girl to spend all her time being sad, when there was so much beauty all around her.
    ‘Why don’t you just go and spend an hour out. Go and have a look around and bring me something nice.’
    ‘How do I know you’ll be here when I get back?’ asked Joy.
    ‘Because I will.’
    ‘You promise.’
    ‘Yes I promise. I won’t leave without saying goodbye. Okay?’
    She nodded and then looked up at Elodie who encouraged her to take her mothers advice. After some thought on Joy’s part, she went, and it pleased Sahara very much. There was one thing she didn’t want, and that was her family being sad. She wanted them to continue living even if she couldn’t.
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    Eugene took time to sit by her side. They talked about the things they’d achieved. At times she would just doze