Summary: Ben died. After the funeral, Adam and his eldest son have a discussion …

Rating K (766 words)

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He stared at the horizon through the window of his room! It seemed strange to think again “his” to describe this room that had been his for so many years.
He felt so idle at that moment, as abandoned as alone in the world.
He heard the crying of the latest ! A little boy, a beautiful baby, as brown as was his father, but with more than the azure blue eyes! He called the womb of his mother, for sure!
The sound of someone knocking at the door brought him out of his torpor.
A young man with long hair, made her entrance.
– “Pa? Mom calls you. It would be grateful to you to come down to greet friends grandpa. They will leave. ”
– “Yes, my boy, I’m coming. Alex, how are you feeling? . ”
His son, it was his eldest son, he was 25, he was handsome, and he was so proud of him. He came to the grandfather for the first time, grandfather, oh it strangely echoed in his head. This page is turned, the time that passed, the roles changed. Son, father, grandfather and now
– “Alex? . ”
Her son had eyes downcast.
– “Oh, Pa, I have so much grief. Papy miss him so much. I can not believe he’s gone. I just can not do. . ”
Adam went to his son and took him in his arms. He let his child crying on his shoulder. He had no more tears to shed for a long time already, but his heart was crying in unison sobs of her son.
– “Your grandfather loved you very much Alex, and he was so proud of you, if glad you made that choice to settle down here on the Ponderosa, with Kay. It is serene party, you know. Your grandfather had a rich life. It was the end of his dream, he realized. He took care of me and your uncles. He loved us, he was a wonderful father and a wonderful grandfather, for you, your brothers and your cousins. ”
– “I know Dad, I know. But I feel like such a vacuum around me. I know I have my wife, my baby, and this work at the ranch that I love. And you and mom, my brothers, but I feel so empty. ”
– “You have to let time take its course Alex. We just bury your grandfather. This is such an upheaval for all of us. But I think we have to think that where it is now, it is really peaceful. He joined my mother, and Inger Marie and Hoss. And I think where he is now, he watches over us all. Do not you think? . ”
– “I curse of death.” Alex replied angrily.
– “Alex, please you. Think about life, your life, your baby and your wife. Your grandfather was old, very old. He really had a good life, you know. Death is part of the inevitable cycle of life, paradoxical as it may seem. We can do nothing. You can not help it. ”
-. “I do not want you to die Pa I do not want that.”
– “Alex, I did not really intend to die now you know. I think you’ll have to bear with me even many years boy. ”
He smiled at his son, so like him, so close to him. Alex gave him a wan smile and wiped his eyes, sniffled once.
– “Pa … Dad … I love you! ”
– “I also Alex. I love you. Come on boy, go find the others. We are a family, we have to stay close to each other. We’ll go out for Dad, we must remain true to its principles. He has given us so much strength, the courage to go ahead whatever the circumstances. For him, we must continue, okay. ”
– “Yes Pa.”
Adam Cartwright put his hand on the shoulder of his son, and not even a decision, they left the room, which was the seat of so many . joy, sorrow, anger as
A page was turned once, on the morning of April 16, 1885, we had just put in the ground, the great Benjamin Cartwright.
– “Goodbye Daddy” thought Adam.

END.