My Cold Shadow Dewey

It was a cold day in July, yes July, no one would ever thought during the hot summer month is would be cold but it was. I will never forget the day momma built a fire in the old wood stove. I was only ten years old and we had heat in our old house, momma had a new baby which made me a new baby brother. He was so small at the age of four. It is a sad story but I remember it well, the month was July although it was not cold outside but inside our old drafty house it was like an ice berg. Momma would cry alot and I never knew why. She would sit in her old rocking chair and rock the new baby his name was Dewey and mine was SueEllen. There were only myself and Dewy and of course my daddy who worked everyday in the coal mines. Daddy would come home everyday all covered with black soot and his face was black and he looked so tired. Momma would cook him supper but not without holding Dewey in her arms. I always wondered why she would hold Dewey when she cooked or tried to clean he was attached to her, I even thought maybe he was part of her, you know what I mean. It's hard to explain. One day I got early because it was freezing inside the house. I walked over to momma to check on her and Dewey, and I knew something was wrong. Dewey was gone and no longer in mommas arms. Where is Dewey I asked my momma. She smiled and said he had to leave in the middle of the night. Momma patted me on the head and told me not to worry about anything. Dewey is gone to a better place, but one day he will be back, he was sick and frail and cold all the time. I still was cofused about Dewey. ****** Ten years had passed by and I was now twenty years old and there was not a day that went by that I never thought about Dewey, although he would had only been fourteen now. All those years were so distant and very confusing it seemed like a blur that passed me by. I had met a guy and moved on in my life, my mom was never the same after Dewey passed away and my dad died from all that horrible black soot. Mom was now in a nursing home after dad died, she was pretty much non-responsive to anyone. However there was one day I visited her and it was on her birthday to give her some roses, she loved flowers. It was another day I would never forget and the strangest of all it was in July, but it was not cold it was a normal hot day. Momma was sitting in her rocking chair in her room near the window. I walked in only to find her talking to herself or was she? It was then I seen something standing in front of her, the figure was a shadow but not so transparant to the eyes. It actually looked like a young man or was it? Momma called it's name Dewey. I walked on inside her room and momma looked up at me, when she did the shawdow disappeared. Momma who was you talking to, I asked in a curious voice. Momma looked up at me with tears in her eyes. It was Dewey your brother, he said he would be back again to check on me. I know all the secerts in his life and I have to keep them safe. I was in shock hearing my momma talk about such things about Dewey. Momma started crying again as she looked up at me. Momma please don't cry it is all okay. The nurse entered the room and gave momma her meds and she soon drifted off to sleep. Momma was in the hospital and I knew it would not be long till she would be gone from me. She had became worse over time and she kept telling me about Dewey who would vist her often. The old house was left to me it was a run down shack which needed to be torn down but that would all come later I thought.
 I just stood there looking around feeling strange, the hospital employees were all odd as to no one talking much to one another. I started to notice things that made me think why momma chose this place. Then it occured to me, this was the place Dewey was born, I shook my head and thought to myself, I have to stop these crazy thoughts. I leaned over and hugged my momma and told I loved her and I would be back. ******** I walked out but I was not alone, I felt the presense of someone walking behind me. I looked over my shoulder and I seen the most gastly and freaky huge....
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