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It is always hard to make life to come back to normal. It's always hard to find a reason to make life to come back to the normal.

Trish was sat on her bedroom bed; she was sat on the bed she used to share with Chris seeing photo albums. It had been a month since Chris had died and she hadn't done anything to make her life to come back on the track once again. She knew she had to do it for Benjamin, but at the moment Trish hadn't strength to do it. And she didn't when that strength would come back.

- We are home - she heard Amy yelling. Amy and Stacy had been helping her taking care of Benjamin. As it was usual, since Chris's death, Amy had brought Benjamin home from school - Ben, go wash your hands. I'm going to make you a snack.

Trish heard steps getting closer of her bedroom, but she didn't move. She knew it wasn't Ben, she knew it was Amy.

- For God's sake Trish, you need sun - with those words, Amy opened the curtains. If Trish continued living in such environment, she would end in a depth depression - Trish you have to get out of this room, of this house. You have to go outside.

- What I need is a way to return to the past - Trish replied fighting the tears that wanted to run from her eyes - I shouldn't have let Chris go. It was Ben's anniversary. He should have stayed here with me and Ben. He shouldn't have gone fishing. If I hadn't let him go, he would be here with us.

- Don't try to blame yourself for what happened. There was nothing you could do to avoid what happened - Amy exclaimed and sat at Trish's side.

- If I had said "no", Chris would be here with me and Ben - Trish said in a whisper.

- Trish, don't blame yourself for something you couldn't have avoided. You didn't do anything wrong. Chris didn't die because of you - Amy almost yelled. She was going to put some sense inside Trish's head, even if she had to say things she knew that would hurt her friend - You have to accept his death Trish. No one lives forever. Some die younger than others. Sadly Chris went sooner the he should and you will have to learn to live with it. If you don't want to do it for yourself, do it for Ben. He needs his mother - Amy waited for a response, but Trish didn't say a word. Putting her feet on the floor, the blonde walked into the bathroom.

Amy took a depth breath. She didn't know anymore what to do to help Trish. Picking up the album Trish was seeing before her entrance in the room, Amy opened it. A smile crossed Amy's face when she saw some high school photos. How she missed those times, times when neither she nor her friends had to get worried; when life was so easy that they always had to do something to complicate it.


Waking up, Stacy realized she was alone in the hotel bed. Sitting on the bed, the blonde looked around. Not a sign from Dave. Wrapping the sheet around her naked body, Stacy walked to her purse and took her cell phone from it. She hoped to see a message from Dave, but there was nothing.

Feeling disappointed, Stay started searching for her clothes. It wasn't the first time Dave left before she woke up, but it was the first time he left without leave a message.

- He could have understood - Stacy whispered and picked up the last piece of her clothes that was on the floor. She knew Dave was "kind of" mad with her because the past month. Because of Chris's death and Trish's "depression", Stacy hadn't had time for Dave (in the past month she had only seen him twice).

The blonde walked to the bathroom and turned on the water. Placing the clothes on the washbasin, Stacy left the sheet to fall on the floor. Before entering inside the shower, Stacy heard her cell phone ringing. Thinking it could be Dave, she decided to ignore it. One of her friends had died and he hadn't understood it. He had gotten mad with her. Now, it was Stacy's turn to be mad with him.


- Damn it - Amy said hanging up her cell phone and placed it on top of the coffee table. "Where is she?" Amy asked herself thinking in Stacy. Stacy had promised that was going to stay on Trish's house that night, but the blonde hadn't appeared. Now, there Amy was in the coffee where she had marked a date with Jay to tell him personally that she couldn't go out with him.

- May I take a seat? - she heard a voice asking. Looking to her side, she saw John.

- Yes, you can take a seat, but if Stacy sees you with me, just tell her that the other seats weren't free - Amy said and John at her front, in the other side of the table.

- She hates me, right? - John asked Amy. He didn't have the courage to make Stacy such question. He didn't want to hear "yes" coming from her mouth.

- Just because she wants to kill you for leaving her eight years ago without say a word, it doesn't mean she hates you. She is just disappointed and hurt because she never thought you, from the all guys she had met, would do it to her - Amy replied. She was mad and John was going to end up being her victim - But I hate you. You broke my friend's heart. You made Stacy go through a hell when you left - John wanted to interrupt Amy, but she didn't allow him - I was a good friend to her when you left. Why can't she be a good friend to me now? I know Chris died, but life must go on. I want to move on with my life, but if Stacy doesn't appear to take care of Trish and Benjamin, I won't move on with my life because I'm not going to my date - once again John tried to interrupt her, but had no results - I know I'm looking selfish, but I think I have the right to be happy after everything I did for them. I was at Trish's side when she found she was pregnant, I was at Stacy's side when you decided to be a jerk. And I'm at Trish's side now.

- I can do it for you - John finally said when Amy stopped talking.

- What can you do for me? - Amy questioned him confused. Was he trying to say that he would take care of Trish while she was out?

- I'll stay with Trish and her son - John explained to Amy - I can do it for you.

- Why do you want to do it? - Amy asked John a little suspicious - Because this won't make you fall into Stacy's good graces.

- I don't have anything to do and you have - John replied getting ready to put on his feet - But it seems you don't want my help. Nice to see you.

- Wait a second - Amy exclaimed not sure if she should accept it or not. If Stacy came Trish's home and found John, something bad could happen - I want to accept it, but you have to promise me something: if Stacy arrives, please don't argue. Trish doesn't need it.

- It isn't the first time someone I know dies. I know how to act. You don't have to worry - John replied. He knew how hard was to accept someone's death, especially if it was the death of someone very close. He wasn't going to have any discussion with Stacy in Trish's house. Very confused with John's last words, Amy wanted to ask him about what was he talking, but John didn't allow her - So, do I have to go there now?

- Yes - Amy answered with a smile - I hope you had learned how to cook during the last eight years.

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Locked in her bedroom, tears started running from her eyes. When she thought nothing more could happen, when she thought that her life couldn't get worse it had to happen. Closing her eyes, Trish prayed to not be true. She needed to make her life to come back to normal and if it was true her life was going to stay more upside down than it already was.

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- Mommy told me daddy is in Heaven - Ben told John, who smiled. The kid was more talkative than the last time he had seen him - She told me, he was taking care of us from there.

- Didn't I tell you? - John replied taking care of the dinner. During all your life there are a lot of things you have to learn and cooking was one of those things John had to learn (even if he hadn't learned it because he wanted to learn).

- When did you meet my mommy? - Benjamin asked with curiosity and stopped coloring his drawing. The young boy was sat around the kitchen's table.

- We met when we were about your age - John told Benjamin. He had met Trish and Amy in their first school day. Chris, he had met them some time before because their fathers were (and probably are still) friends. Stacy, he had met her when her parents returned to the Island after being out for five years. He had met her, when she was already nine - As I told you, I went on school with her.

- Mommy never told me about you - Benjamin scratched his drawing - She told me about Amy, about Stacy and about my daddy. Once I heard her talking about other person too with Amy and Stacy. I can't repeat his name because it's a bad word. What I think it is very strange. If his name is a bad word, how did their friends call him?

- Probably they called him by his middle name - John knew who the guy about whom Benjamin was talking was. "I guess you already heard talking about me kiddo" John thought to himself and walked to the aluminum saucepan - The dinner is almost finished. You should go wash your hands.

- Sure - Benjamin put on his feet and walked to the bathroom, leaving John alone in the kitchen. After a couple of seconds, John heard someone walking into the kitchen. He thought it was Benjamin, but the voice showed him the otherwise.

- I'm so sorry Amy - Stacy entered in the kitchen without realize with whom was talking. The blonde walked into the laundry room to place her bag - I had to work until late and then I didn't catch the ferry. I had to wait for the next one. I'm so sorry Amy. I only hope I didn't ruin anything.

She could have arrived a lot sooner, but she had decided to go after Dave. She had decided that needed to resolve her situation with the older man. After a couple of calls, she marked a meeting with him, but Stacy didn't have the talk she so much wanted. She could have ended up in his car backseat with him, but she hadn't had resolved the situation.

- You didn't ruin her date because I offered myself to take care of Benjamin - hearing John's voice, Stacy turned around - But when I met Amy, she was a little mad.

- I guess I have to thank you for replacing me, so Amy could go to her date - Stacy said not too happy. After her afternoon activities, John was the last person in the World who she wanted to see - Did Benjamin already dinner?

- He was going to dinner now - John informed Stacy, who saw the saucepan.

- Did you cook? - Stacy said without believe it. Last time John entered in a kitchen with her, was when she had decided to make Amy a birthday cake. The only thing he did well was to read the recipe.

- Yes - John said and they saw Benjamin returning.

- I went to call mommy, but she didn't answer - Benjamin said and then backed to his place around the table - I think she is sleeping.

- I'll check on Trish - Stacy left the kitchen the more quickly she could.

- Aunt Stacy doesn't seem to like you - Ben commented. John didn't give him an answer. He simply watched Stacy leaving.

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- I forgot to ask. How is your friend? - Jay asked Amy. After the dinner, the two had gone to a small terrace café overlooking the sea. Amy didn't want to jinx the relationship and if the people who knew her started talking about it, she knew the relationship would be jinxed. So, she had asked Jay to go a small coffee in the town where she knew that wasn't going to have too many people who knew her.

- She is getting better. I think she is starting getting over her husband's death - Amy told Jay - I know her very well, and I'm sure she will survive.

- Since when do you know her?

- We met when we were kids. I think we started walking together. People would think we were sisters - a smile appeared on Amy's face, but suddenly it disappeared. She had lived on the Island since she was born. She had had been a prisoner on the Island since she was born.

- What was that? - Amy felt Jay holding her hand and the smile returned to her face. Jay was really a sweet guy.

- Nothing - Amy said and looked to him - You told me in our first date that you were on the Island because one of your friends was going to get married. I didn't hear about any wedding.

- They wanted to make the rehearsal. As I'm the best man, I had to come - Jay explained to Amy - The wedding is only in April, but his fiancée wants to make sure everything is going to be perfect - Amy noticed in Jay's voice that he was joking with the girl.

- Do I know your friend? - Amy asked with curiosity. The only two people she knew that were going to marry were Jeff and Mickie. But they weren't going to marry in April. "I don't even know when they are going to marry" Amy thought to herself. She had to ask Mickie the date.

- I don't think so. He is not from the Island - Jay told her - But the bride is from here. Her name is Michelle.

- Don't tell me her surname is McCool - Amy said very quickly surprising Jay. It seemed Amy knew the bride - I feel sorry for your friend - after speaking those words, Amy regretted it. Trish had told her that Michelle had been nice with her during Chris's funeral. But it was hard to stop talking trash about a girl with whom you spent your high school years fighting.

- Why? - Jay asked with curiosity. Before Amy could answer, she saw two people walking to them. One of them followed behind. Amy saw the guy touching Jay's shoulder. Jay turned around and smiled - Hey! What are you doing here?

- I was going to ask you the same thing - Randy exclaimed. He was really surprised for seeing Jay around. The guy hadn't liked the Island too much when he made his first visit - I thought you preferred the other side.

- Well, this Island is more interesting than I thought it was - Jay said and looked to Amy - Amy, this is Randy. He is the friend I talked you about.

- Nice to meet you - Randy said and felt Michelle wrapping her arm around his.

- Nice to meet you too - Amy said and showed a smile that quickly faded way when she saw Michelle at Randy's side - Nice to see you Michelle. It has been a while since I saw you. I didn't know you had returned to the Island.

- I went to Chris' funeral. I saw you there taking care of Trish's son - Michelle replied and showed a smile. After some time without see the blonde, Amy couldn't distinguish her smile: was she faking it or not? - By the way, how is Trish? When I talked with her, she was really low.

- Trish is getting better - Amy said hoping Michelle and her good looking fiancé would leave. Not only she didn't want to see Michelle, but she wanted to spend some time alone with Jay.

- And, how have you been? - Michelle asked Amy. The redhead did everything possible to keep her smile. Talking about her life with Michelle was the last thing she wanted in the World - Last time I heard about, was when people thought you were making witchcraft.

- Michelle - Randy said in a whisper. He didn't like when Michelle tried to be mean to people. In fact, he hated it and she knew. Michelle had promised that would try to not do it, but sometimes she couldn't avoid it.

- I'm just kidding - Michelle said very quickly - Did you know Amy and John are friends? You still are friends, right? - the blonde looked to Amy, who nodded with her head. If she opened her mouth, she would start talking trash about Michelle. "At least they thought I was a witch, but they had sure you were a whore" Amy thought to herself - He and Randy are friends too. They met when John left the Island eight years ago. When no one knew to where he had gone.

- Well, we have to go. Nice to see you Jay and once again nice to meet you Amy - with those words, Randy pushed Michelle with him, leaving Amy and Jay alone. Randy had told Michelle about John, but he made her promise that would keep it to herself. It was better to leave before she opened her mouth.

- What did she mean with the witchcraft? - Jay asked after a couple of minutes in silence.

- I only dyed my hair red too soon - Amy simply answered. After she dyed her hair red and got a tattoo on her arm, everyone on town started saying she was a bad influence. Before she knew, everyone was saying she was a drug addicted, was going to end knocked up by some strange and wouldn't finish her studies. "They didn't know how wrong they were" Amy thought to herself and thought of her friends. One of them had ended up pregnant (but she knew the father was) and the other hadn't finished her studies (she hadn't gone to college).


I hope you enjoyed it. I'm sorry for the spelling/grammar mistakes (english isn't my first language).

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Ainat