Aura stared straight ahead into the empty grave yard as it started to rain. The funeral was hours ago, but she just couldn't find the strength to leave. It was her parents' funeral. they died in a car accident because some drunk driver decided to be stupid. She remembered when she got the news. She didn't even cry. Not once. Of course, she did feel the pain. Though they weren't around much, she still loved them. Now all that was left was her and her sister, Selena. Aura closed her eyes as she thought back to earlier that morning.
Flashback
"Aura! It's time to wake up!"
She heard a voice in the distance, but it was very fuzzy. She was very comfortable in her dreamlike state and didn't want to be disturbed. She groaned as she felt someone shake her shoulder.
"What!" she sounded very groggy. She pulled the covers over her head and gave a muffled "Go away!"
Her sister, Selena, pulled the covers off the bed an shook her shoulder again. Finally, Aura sat up and looked sleepily at her sister. As her eyes adjusted, she noticed that Selena was dressed in a black dress with her hair curled and looking quite perfect. Suddenlt, it occured to her what it was time for. The thought of going back to bed hit her, but she quickly pushed it away. Selena needed her to go. Her parents would want her to go. She got out of bed and went to get ready for what was possibly the worst day of her life. She put on a black strapless dress that came to her knees. She left her long brown hair down, running a brush and straightener through it. She looked at herself in the mirror.
"As good as it'll ever be..." she said to herself. Selena came in behind her and put her hands on her shoulders.
"You look beautiful."
Aura forced a smile as they walked out the door.
They pulled into the parking lot of the funeral home, dreading going inside. Even though they were almost never around, ther were still their parents. Aura tried to focus on the fond memories, but there weren't many. It nad been two days since their car accident and Aura had not cried once. She felt the emotions, but she just couldn't let out a single tear. It had been that way since she was three years old.
"Come on. Let's get this over with..." said Selena.
Aura watched her parents' friends and some distant family pass by the closed caskets one by one. Murmers of "I'm so sorry," and light pats on the shoulder didn't ever regiser in her mind. She was looking an the caskets. Her parents were in there...Suddenly, it was time to move to the gavesight. That's where she staye for as long as she could take it.
End Flashback
The rain was falling hard now, but she didn't care. She walked over to their graves. She tried to cry. She tried so hard.
"Come on! Just one tear!"
Nothing. No matter how hard she tried, she just couldn't do it. She turned her back towards the graves and headed back to the house.
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