Everything was packed and all ready to be moved when Wednesday came around. Elizabeth didn't know where to start she was so excited for this day. She had slept on the couch the last night at home because she had taken apart her bed and had the matress out by the front door to be put in the bed of her truck.
When she woke up the first thing she saw was Lucy sitting across from her on the love couch.
"Good morning! Made you cup of coffee" Lucy said in her super chipper voice.
"Morning" Was all she got out while rubbing her left eye and grabbing the cup of coffee and sipping on it.
"Dad's already got almost everything packed into the moving truck. All you have left is to put your matress in the back of your truck." Lucy tells her while standing up and strecthing.
"What? Why didn't dad wake me up to help?" She says while getting up and setting the cup of coffee down and heading into the garage.
"Well good morning sleeping beauty" Her dad says to her while putting one of the last boxes into the moving truck.
"Morning, Why didn't you wake me up to help you all?"She asked her dad and Garrett who was walking back into the garage from backing her truck up to be able to load the matress.
"Oh we wanted to let you sleep in..." Garrett says with a big grin on his face while wrapping his arms around her.
"And cause we knew it'd get done alot faster if you weren't telling us where to put everything into the truck."Her dad says while putting the last box in.
"Who me? Slow you two down? Never." and with that she went back inside to get ready for the day.
Her parents really didn't approve of the apartment complex, but they had made a deal with Elizabeth, That if she was able to afford an apartment they would buy her the things she would need for it. So Elizabeth expected to hear the words that were coming out of her mothers mouth when they pulled into the parking lot.
"Elizabeth, sweetie why don't you just stay with us? At least until you can afford to live in a better apartment complex"Her mother told her with concern in her voice.
"Mom we made the deal as long as I can afford a place you'd pay for the stuff I need. There was no discussion on what kind of place I'd be living in."Elzabeth says while turning off the engine and getting out of the truck.
And with that the discussion was left unfinished as they were far to busy unloading boxes to argue about the apartment complex. Before she knew it all the boxes were unloaded and it was just her and Garrett unpacking everything. When they decided to take a break and relax on the couch.
"I believe we need to go to the store to pick something up for dinner"Elizabeth says while getting up and heading towards the door.
"But we just sat down"Garrett tells her in while standing up and following her.
"I don't have anything in my fridge and I'm pretty sure I heard both of our stomachs growling a little bit ago..."Elizabeth tells him while waiting for Garrett.
"What are you in the mood to cook?" Garrett asked while shutting and locking the door.
"Hmmm, how bout we get some stuff for spaghetti and then just stuff for the a couple of weeks.
It took them about an hour to finish picking out everything between laughing and Elizabeth putting back stuff they didn't need. It had seemed like for ever while waiting in all of a sudden a group of guys came in waving shotguns and yelling.
Walking straight up to the cashier and points the shot gun directly at her and starts demanding her to giver him all the money from the draw.
"Ppppppplease! ddddon't hurt anyone!"Cried the cashier as she had the manager manually open the draw and pull all the money out of the register shaking uncontrolably while handing the money over.
The man laughed while stepping a side and letting a guy who seemed like he didn't know what he was doing walk towards Elizabeth and Garrett.
"Do it! You're not one of us if you don't fucking kill him!"Screamed the man with the shotgun.
And before Elizabeth knew it Garrett was being stabbed in the stomach with a machete and collapsing on the floor. With Elizabeth by his side putting pressure on the open wound. Garrett started digging through his right pocket for something.
"Wwwhat are you llloooking ffoor?"Elizabeth asked in between crys.
"For... this" Garrett whipsers while pulling out a small box and giving it to Elizabeth
Elizabeth didn't move from his side she, didn't even look at what he had handed to her. Just sat there absent mindly running her hands through his hair and trying to keep him to stay awake. Ten minutes had passed and the EMT'S had arrived and were trying to coax her to let go of Garrett.
When finally the next thing Elizabeth remembered was being picked up right before she passed out and waking up in her bed. She starts to scream and thats when her bedroom door flings open and in comes her mom.
"Sweetie shush.. It's okay.. I'm here." Elizabeth's mother kept saying over and over again while comforting her.
"Where's Garrett? I need to see him!" Elizabeth said over and over again as she got up and franticly searched for her pair of boots and hoodie to put on.
"Darling!"Elizabeth's mother said while grabbing her by her shoulders and making her stay in one place.. "There's no other way to say this... but Garrett... He's gone.. He didn't make it through the surgery."
"What are you talking about? Surgery for what? He was still alive the last time I saw him! No you're kidding... He's probably at his place watching a movie right now!" Elizabeth yells at her mother while putting on her boots and forcing her hoodie on half way out her bedroom and into the livingroom where she grabs her keys and heads out to her truck.
With her mother following behind her Elizabeth gets in and speeds off towards Garretts place. Reassuring herself that he's probably doing exactly what she said to her mother.. She'd prove her wrong. Parking in the parking lot she quicly runs inside the apartment complex and up the stairs to the second floor to see movers carrying boxes out of Garrett's apartment..
"Mrs Jones what are they doing with Garrett's stuff?" She asked with tears streaming down her face.
"Where is he? Why are you doing this?" Was all she said before falling down on to the ground with her head in between her knees to keep herself from spinning out of control.
"Elizabeth, He's gone sugar"Mrs Jones says while smoothing down Elizabeth's hair and sitting next to her on the ground. "I have something that I think belongs to you. One of the EMT'S gave it to me yes..terday" Mrs Jones blurted out before starting to sob.
A day had passed since the incident at the apartment and if Elizabeth wasn't sleeping she was at the funeral home. Just sitting there visiting with anyone who came in to see him. Isabell is Garrett's youngest sibling would come and check up on her through out the day. But Elizabeth's mind was else where she was never completly there. Most of the time when some one was comforting her, or telling her they were praying for her and their families, it was like her body was there but her soul wasn't. She'd daze off into no where land and her eyes would glaze over that's when Isabell or who ever was there with her would step in and do the talking.
It was late afternoon the day before the funeral and Elizabeth had falling alseep on the couch with the small black box in her left hand in Garrett's viewing room. The time had slipped by and she was so sad and tired that she slowly fell into sleep.
"Darling... Darling" She kept hearing over and over again causing her to wake up from sleep.
"Mom?"Elizabeth asked while slowly opening her eyes and sitting up.
"Yes, I think it's time you go home. Sweetie you need to get some sleep. What's that?" She asked her while picking up the small box.
"I don't know... Haven't opened it yet... But I think I know what it already is."Elizabeth says as her mom opens it up and lets a small squeak come out of her mouth.
"Oh Lizzie, It's beautiful you really need to look at it"Says her mother while handing it over to Elizabeth.
"Oh my gosh" Was all she could say upon looking at the beautiful diamond ring.
Having her mom help her up from the couch and walking out to the parking lot. "I had your dad drop me off so I could ride with you to your place" Elizabeth's mom said when she saw her daughter looking around for her mothers car. "Oh.. Okay, You can drive" She says while handing over the keys to her truck and getting into the passenger seat.
It took them about fifteen minutes to get to her place and during that time neither one of them spoke a word. Unlocking her front door and dropping her purse on the floor Elizabeth instantly goes to her bedroom and crawls underneath the blanket. Seconds later her mother is sitting right beside her trying to coax her to stay up to try to eat and take a shower. But Elizabeth wouldn't budge. Two hours later her mother came back in ready to her up no matter what.
"Elizabeth Marie Lane! You need to get up take a shower and eat something!"Her mother says while pulling off the blanket.
"Fine" Was all Elizabeth said while walking zombie like towards her bathroom to take a shower.
thirty minutes and Elizabeth was done taking a shower and walking back to her bedroom in a towel to get dressed. Getting dressed she headead out to the kitchen where her mom had made her favorite homemade chicken noodle soup. Seeing her mom had put the engagment ring box on the table Elizabeth picked the ring up and tried it on.
"Six months ago we went and tried on rings but I didn't think anything of it. He said we were just looking for a birthday gift and he wanted my opinion on it."Elizabeth says while just staring at the ring.
