"Linda?" Linda Jonestone turned to find Edward Lyons standing behind her.
"Hi Eddie," she replied. Her big brown eyes were filled with tears and her arms were wrapped around her body to protect her from the cold.
"I'm sorry about..." he didn't continue. There was no need to. "I'm sorry too," Linda said. After all, they were brothers.
Theys stood there in silence. Eddie quickly added "it was my fault, I didn't think-"
"It's not your fault,Eddie. Not at all." "Its not yours either," Eddie said as Linda stared at the ground. "You know that. Mickey had problems. He wasn't okay. Its no one's fault." He put his hand on her shoulder.
"It's not your fault.." he repeated softly.
Linda covered her mouth to surpress her sob, but with no prevail. She broke down crying and wrapped her arms around her childhood friend. "If only I could've stopped it-" Linda choked, "it was- too much- for him-"
"Please, Linda. Don't blame yourself," he said.
They seemed to have been standing there forever. He rocked her back and forth as she sobbed into his shoulder.
Finally, Eddie pulled away, even though he never wanted to let go. "I'm sorry Linda, I have to go." Linda nodded and rubbed her eyes.
"I love you Linda." "I love you too," Linda said, "Bye Eddie."
And with that, the two went their seperate ways.
