Disclaimer: I do not own harvest moon or any of the characters. Natsume does. I just mess with their lives and then put them back where they belong.

Sequel to Escape. Ann's point of view.

Why Karen? Why didn't you tell anyone? I looked down at my best friends grave sadly. The funeral was over, it didn't really last that long. Tears flooded my eyes as I set the bouquet of moon flowers next to the cement tombstone. Dropping to my knees I hid my face in my hands. Why didn't you just run from him? Why did you have to leave me here all alone Karen? Why did you have to die and leave me here alone. Please Karen, please don't leave me here alone!

I felt a hand on my shoulder and I looked up. Gray stood there, not saying anything but just being there.

"She's my best friend Gray." She left me.

"I know."

"I miss her." I really miss her. I want her to come back.

"I know."

"She really hated him. Look what he did. It shouldn't have been like this." Karen's father was being sent away to the city to stand trial for the murder of his daughter and wife. He killed Karen's mom ten minutes after beating Karen and throwing her out into the rain to die. Karen's mom had tried to get help, and he had shot her as she ran down the hill.

"Yeah. I know. Now the hard part is moving on." Move on? Like forget? I couldn't, I would never forget her.

"Not forget, just live for her. Just live the life that Karen would want you to live." How? I don't know how to live without her. We grew up together. I was sitting in front of her grave, just hugging my knees to my chest and sobbing. Gray rubbed my back as I cried, and I remember all the times I complained about him to Karen. And each time I did, she just laughed at me and said,

"Be grateful you have a family." She was always kind to people. Before her life got so bad, Karen was smiling all the time. Then she would only smile for me or when she was dancing. I shook my head, I didn't want to think of her being gone. I turned away from her grave and looked up. I smiled slightly, I knew that Gray was right. Maybe I would see Karen again, but I'm going to live life for the both of us in the meantime. I walked with Gray back to the farm and cast one more glance at the sky.

I promise you that Karen.

Me: Well then. Again, this is a oneshot. Review and let me know what you think.