This really happened to me today...

No...It couldn't be true...right?

"They said it was a disease affecting the kidney, he died last night." My dad told me.

I couldn't believe it.

My cousin. My older cousin, Nelson, has passed away.

It was so painful. I mean, we were practically close. Me, Debbie, and Calvin, along with Nelson were like the closest foursome everyone in our family has known.

We compete with each other in video games, play Knock-Out in the park, and even dueled each other in Mahjong!

So why did he have to go now?

I couldn't stop the tears from flowing down my face when the news bit me hard. He was only a freshman in college! The last time I ever talked to him was when it was Christmas, when he first left for college, I wouldn't be able to see him for a while.

Now, I'll never see him again.

That's when I realize that this was the reason why my dad told my mom this morning to not about a subject until both my brother and I got back home from school.

Tears flowing down my face, I ran up to my room to shut the door and close the curtains, I didn't want to talk to anyone. My cousin, Julie had to cancel the dinner we both planned to have to make up for my birthday. I couldn't even go to tutoring because I might break down to tears again. It's fine, I don't care at the moment because of what was going on now?

As I did my homework, went on Deviantart and Fanfiction to try to find a way to get my mind off of the topic for a while, my phone rang. The ringtone that played on my phone meant that I got a text message. Not bothering to see who texted me, I read the message.

Sandra, please come outside.

Although confused at first, I reluctantly left my room, walked downstairs and went to the front door of the house.

Once I got outside, I saw a bright yellow VW beetle parked near my house.

When it transformed, Bumblebee looked down to me, concern shown in his optics.

"Are you okay, Sandra? Everyone one of us heard what had happened."

I bent my head down to shake my head, tears beginning to slide down my face.

"No, I'm not okay! Nelson is gone and I'll never see him again!" I said, my voice cracking with emotion.

Bumblebee just looked at me for a while as I cried. Then I felt him scoop me up with his servos and placed me near his spark, where I can feel the warmth radiating from his chest. It calmed me down a bit.

"We're all sorry for what happened, Sandra. Really, we do. We saw how close you four were with each other. It reminds us Autobots of how much comrades we lost in this war, so we all know what it's like to lose someone close to you." He held me up for me to look at him, kindness and concern showing on his faceplate.

"No matter what, you can always talk to us if want to. We'll always be there for you." He smiled.

I said nothing, but I felt a little better. I'm not exactly a religious person, but I know that Nelson is now happy in Heaven, with both of my paternal and maternal grandparents. He's now watching over us now.

I couldn't help but give a tiny smile as Bumblebee cuddled me near his warm spark.

This story takes place in my future story Life with the Autobots

I wrote this story because I want to write out how I felt and not keep it bottled up within myself.

I don't care if this story has spelling and/or grammar mistakes, I'm not in the mood to make corrections.

Because of what's going on right now, I'm not sure if I have the heart to update my stories right now.

AN: To make some clarification, in some point of the story my family moved into a bigger house. One that is across the apartment we used to live in.