16th December 1911… It was a dark snowy night. Suddenly a woman and her husband rushed into the hospital. The woman gave birth to a beautiful little boy and named him Mike. After a couple days she started to cough. Turns out she had a disease that no one knew she had. Sadly she passed away. The baby was given to his father and grandparents -his mother’s parents- like she wanted. While growing up he became so close with his grandfather. He was a guy named Tony and he used to work as a magician. Mike always loved watching his grandfather do magic tricks to make him happy. He always asked if he could learn how to do magic but every time he asks Tony would say “If you learn how to do it, all the magic will be gone.”. Tony was a misterious man, not in a bad way but he looked like he was always carrying a secret with him.
After 5 years it was Mike’s birthday. There was a huge party at their house. Mike was so excited because he always wanted a party that big. The party was going on, he was opening the presents. All of a sudden a loud noise came from upstairs. Mike realized that it came from his grandfather and ran upstairs. His grandfather was blacked out and lying on the floor. He called his father and grandmother and they went to hospital together. At the hospital, they learned that Tony had cancer for 4 years and he has been hiding it from everyone. Mike was angry he didn’t tell them but also very sad. He cried until there is no tears left in his eyes.
They all got through the shock but Tony was not doing good. 3 years have passed but everyone could see the pain in his eyes even though he is trying really hard not to show it. Mike has been so supportive to his grandfather but he couldn’t get his grandfather out of his head. One day his dad came early to pick him up from school. Mike knew there was something going on with his grandfather. When they arrived to the hospital, Tony wanted to talk to him alone. He held his hand and explained that this was his last hours, maybe minutes. They talked about the memories together and all the fun they had, told how much they love each other. It was the time for goodbye. Mike said “One time i saw you bring a pigeon back to life. I wish i could do magic. Maybe if i could, i can bring you back.”and Tony replied “Don’t worry son, I am going to a place where i can do more magic.”. After that Mike always dreamed that his grandfather is happier ever after.