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Ari sat up and thought only of that memory, that last conversation she ever had with her late mother. The tears then began to seep from under her eyelids, those hidden tears which had had not been shown the days of light for 6 months.

It had been a year since her parents past away, but Ari had been in denial for half of it. She only realized when Adam Lee came up to her one day during school, 6 months ago.

Adam had been falling for Ari since the first time he'd laid eyes on her. So when he started talking to Ari he quickly blurted out, "Doyouwannabemygirlfriend?" Adam stood there the entire time waiting for Ari's answer, knowing secretly in his heart that he'd made the biggest mistake of his life and he'd probably ruined his and Ari's friend ship by asking this silly question. So Adam then started to turn away just as Ari said yes. He quickly turned around and asked "You really want to?" Ari just nodded silently. Adam was so happy that he raced up to Ari and hugged her tightly and whispered "I'll never ever let anything bad happen to you, I swear on my life."

Ari then could not wait for the end of school so she could run home to her mum and tell her all about her first boyfriend. So as soon as the last school bell rang Ari ran all the way home with a smile on her face, which quickly disappeared when she fun her aunt Sophia at the stove her mum once used.

"No," screamed Ari collapsing to the ground, her tears seeping out of the corner of her eyes, sliding down her face and reaching her chin. Sophia then quickly ran up and grabbed Ari, holding her so tightly just to make sure not to let Ari go or she might disappear before her very eyes.

"Come on Ari, please, don't do this to yourself," said Sophia softly, "I miss your mum as much as you do, it's not your fault."

"I know it's not, but i just miss her so much," whispered Ari, "I miss the times when mummy would sing me to sleep and when i would come home to find her standing at the stove humming to her favourite song with a fresh batch of peanut butter and choc-chip cookies cooling on the table." "I remember how she would scold me for taking a few as soon as i walked through the door without saying hi to her, but each time she said it she would have a smile on her face... Why'd she have to go, Aunt Sophia?" asked Ari.

"I don't know honey, i wish i did, but i don't," said Sophia getting up.

"Well then you do know why bad things happen to good people?" asked Ari.

"I'm afraid i don't know the answer to that either," replied Sophia helping Ari to her feet.

"Okay, don't worry then," said Ari walking towards her bedroom up the stairs.

As Sophia watched Ari head up the stairs a silent tear escaped from under her eyelid, and then as if burnt by that tear Sophia quickly looked away, and using her hand, wiped away the tear, still sliding down her face towards the edge of her chin.

She then walked over to the sink and started to clean the messy dishes, and started humming... "Hush little baby, don't say a word. Mama's gonna buy you a mocking bird..."

Thanks for reading this chapter...
I'll try to update soon...
And incase you're wondering Ari is only 10-11ish.. No older..
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