Chapter 1
Friday August 26, 1994
Edna Garrett sat in the living room looking at an old photo album of the girls. She lost touch with three of them nine years ago, and the other three years ago. As she looked at the album she began to cry, today was the third anniversary of the day that changed her life forever.
Flashback Three Years Earlier
Monday August 26, 1991
Edna Garrett was watching television when the local news interrupted the program. A plane had crashed into the Rocky Mountains and exploded on impact. It was then reported that there were no survivors. Edna looked at the screen; at the bottom it said the flight number. The flight number was 415. Edna got up from the couch and looked for the paper with her "daughter's" flight number, she found it on the desk. Edna looked at the paper the flight number was 415. Edna broke down and cried for her lost "daughter." How was she going to tell the other girls? She didn't have their phone numbers or addresses, they were either unlisted or they moved around too much. Edna looked up at the TV they had gone back to regular programming. Edna was angry with the TV for bringing her such bad news. She was so angry she picked it up and threw it out the closed window and watched it smash into a million pieces on the sidewalk. The broken window would be replaced, but Edna would never allow another TV back in her house.
End Flashback
Edna continued to look at the photo album when the phone rang; it was one of the girls. Edna was so happy to hear her voice, but sad too because of what she had to tell her. "Honey I have something to tell you, but I can't do it over the phone." Edna said. Edna asked the caller to come to Peekskill and to bring her family. Edna told her who else to call and to tell them the same thing. This was important to Edna and she had to tell them now she couldn't wait any longer. She had already waited three years. Edna hung up the phone. The girls would all be here in one week.
One Week Later-September 2, 1994
Edna heard a car pull up in the driveway. She went over to the window and looked out it was Natalie. Edna flung the door open before Natalie could ring the doorbell. "Hi Natalie, it's so good to see you." said Edna. "Come and give me a hug." Natalie and Mrs. Garrett hugged. "Mom we want to come in too." Said a little girl behind Natalie. "Oh sorry, Mrs. Garrett this is my daughter Annie, she's seven, and you already know my husband Snake." Natalie said as she introduced her family.
The doorbell rang again and Mrs. Garrett answered the door. "Tootie!" she exclaimed. Tootie hugged Mrs. Garrett and then introduced her family. "You all know my husband Jeff and this is my daughter Tisha, she's six." Tootie saw Natalie and they hugged and they introduced their daughters to each other. "So Mrs. Garrett what did you have to tell us?" Natalie asked. Mrs. Garrett told Natalie and Tootie to wait until everyone was here so she wouldn't have to say it more than once.
The doorbell rang again and Mrs. Garrett opened the door. "Hi Jo!" exclaimed Mrs. Garrett. Jo and Mrs. Garrett hugged and then Jo introduced her family. "You guy's remember my husband Rick and this is my five-year- old daughter, Jamie." Natalie and Tootie introduced their families to Jo's family.
Mrs. Garrett sent all the kid's upstairs to play. "Now that you're all here, I have something to tell you." Mrs. Garrett said. "But we're not all here." Natalie said. "Blair's not here.did something happen to Blair? What happened to Blair? Mrs. G spit it out." Mrs. Garrett sat down. "Girls I have something to tell you and I'm afraid it's bad news, Blair is dead."
The girls were shocked. "Dead, how?" asked Jo. Mrs. Garrett answered, "She was killed in a plane crash three years ago."
"Three years ago and you didn't tell us." Tootie said. "How could I? I didn't have any of your phone numbers. I tried to reach you but you two were unlisted and Jo had moved and there was no forwarding address." Mrs. Garrett explained.
"Was it the plane that went down in the Rocky Mountains?" Jo asked. Mrs. Garrett told her it was. The three little girls came down the stairs and announced that there was nothing to do and that Mrs. Garrett didn't have a TV. Natalie looked around the living room and noticed that the kids were right, there was no TV. "Mrs. Garrett, what happened to the TV?" Natalie asked. Mrs. Garrett told them she had thrown it out the window after the plane crash.
An hour later the girls were still trying to process the information they just learned when the front door opened and in came a little blonde girl. "Hi Grandma!" the little girl greeted Mrs. Garrett. "How was school today?" Mrs. Garrett asked. "Fine, who are all these people?" Mrs. Garrett introduced everyone to the little girl. "Everyone I'd like you to meet Kelsey, Blair's daughter."
Friday August 26, 1994
Edna Garrett sat in the living room looking at an old photo album of the girls. She lost touch with three of them nine years ago, and the other three years ago. As she looked at the album she began to cry, today was the third anniversary of the day that changed her life forever.
Flashback Three Years Earlier
Monday August 26, 1991
Edna Garrett was watching television when the local news interrupted the program. A plane had crashed into the Rocky Mountains and exploded on impact. It was then reported that there were no survivors. Edna looked at the screen; at the bottom it said the flight number. The flight number was 415. Edna got up from the couch and looked for the paper with her "daughter's" flight number, she found it on the desk. Edna looked at the paper the flight number was 415. Edna broke down and cried for her lost "daughter." How was she going to tell the other girls? She didn't have their phone numbers or addresses, they were either unlisted or they moved around too much. Edna looked up at the TV they had gone back to regular programming. Edna was angry with the TV for bringing her such bad news. She was so angry she picked it up and threw it out the closed window and watched it smash into a million pieces on the sidewalk. The broken window would be replaced, but Edna would never allow another TV back in her house.
End Flashback
Edna continued to look at the photo album when the phone rang; it was one of the girls. Edna was so happy to hear her voice, but sad too because of what she had to tell her. "Honey I have something to tell you, but I can't do it over the phone." Edna said. Edna asked the caller to come to Peekskill and to bring her family. Edna told her who else to call and to tell them the same thing. This was important to Edna and she had to tell them now she couldn't wait any longer. She had already waited three years. Edna hung up the phone. The girls would all be here in one week.
One Week Later-September 2, 1994
Edna heard a car pull up in the driveway. She went over to the window and looked out it was Natalie. Edna flung the door open before Natalie could ring the doorbell. "Hi Natalie, it's so good to see you." said Edna. "Come and give me a hug." Natalie and Mrs. Garrett hugged. "Mom we want to come in too." Said a little girl behind Natalie. "Oh sorry, Mrs. Garrett this is my daughter Annie, she's seven, and you already know my husband Snake." Natalie said as she introduced her family.
The doorbell rang again and Mrs. Garrett answered the door. "Tootie!" she exclaimed. Tootie hugged Mrs. Garrett and then introduced her family. "You all know my husband Jeff and this is my daughter Tisha, she's six." Tootie saw Natalie and they hugged and they introduced their daughters to each other. "So Mrs. Garrett what did you have to tell us?" Natalie asked. Mrs. Garrett told Natalie and Tootie to wait until everyone was here so she wouldn't have to say it more than once.
The doorbell rang again and Mrs. Garrett opened the door. "Hi Jo!" exclaimed Mrs. Garrett. Jo and Mrs. Garrett hugged and then Jo introduced her family. "You guy's remember my husband Rick and this is my five-year- old daughter, Jamie." Natalie and Tootie introduced their families to Jo's family.
Mrs. Garrett sent all the kid's upstairs to play. "Now that you're all here, I have something to tell you." Mrs. Garrett said. "But we're not all here." Natalie said. "Blair's not here.did something happen to Blair? What happened to Blair? Mrs. G spit it out." Mrs. Garrett sat down. "Girls I have something to tell you and I'm afraid it's bad news, Blair is dead."
The girls were shocked. "Dead, how?" asked Jo. Mrs. Garrett answered, "She was killed in a plane crash three years ago."
"Three years ago and you didn't tell us." Tootie said. "How could I? I didn't have any of your phone numbers. I tried to reach you but you two were unlisted and Jo had moved and there was no forwarding address." Mrs. Garrett explained.
"Was it the plane that went down in the Rocky Mountains?" Jo asked. Mrs. Garrett told her it was. The three little girls came down the stairs and announced that there was nothing to do and that Mrs. Garrett didn't have a TV. Natalie looked around the living room and noticed that the kids were right, there was no TV. "Mrs. Garrett, what happened to the TV?" Natalie asked. Mrs. Garrett told them she had thrown it out the window after the plane crash.
An hour later the girls were still trying to process the information they just learned when the front door opened and in came a little blonde girl. "Hi Grandma!" the little girl greeted Mrs. Garrett. "How was school today?" Mrs. Garrett asked. "Fine, who are all these people?" Mrs. Garrett introduced everyone to the little girl. "Everyone I'd like you to meet Kelsey, Blair's daughter."
