Hi guys- if you are still reading, thanks! It makes my day a little brighter. anyway i'm going to admit right now this chapter is not my best work, the next chapter is going to be so much better, but yeah.
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CHAPTER 9
Olivia was waiting at the front door for Allison to emerge. It was Hayley's funeral today, and Olivia and Eva were going because Allison needed them, and they needed her. Allison emerged wearing a black pant suit with a Gun's and Rose's concert t-shirt under it. It was the first concert Allison ever went to, and Hayley took her. It felt right.
Olivia was wearing dark grey pants, a black jacket with a white shirt underneath. Eva was wearing a black velvet dress with a sash, and black suede Mary Janes. The trip to Princeton would take an hour and a half, so they just wore the clothes. Their overnight bags were in the car, and they were staying the night at Allison's mothers.
Olivia was going to drive, because Allison still had a vacant look on her face, and wanted to work on the speech for Hayley.
The whole trip took an hour, because the traffic was light. By the time they got there, Allison had finished the speech, and Eva was asleep. The funeral was to start at 11, and there was an hour until they had to be there, so she drove to Allison's mothers.
When Allison's mother greeted them at the door, both Allison and her mother started crying. Olivia understood that she should give them space. She went back to the car and woke Eva, so she could get the bags out and not wake her. "Eva, we're here." Eva's eyes flickered open and she looked at Olivia. "Mornin' Livvy"
"Silly girl, you said that when you woke up earlier"
She picked her up out of the booster seat, and carried her up to the house.
When she walked into the living room, she saw two composed Cameron women sitting next to two men. They were Allison's brothers.
"Someone wanted to come up." Olivia handed Eva over to Allison and sat down next to her.
"Olivia, you know my mother from when she came down, this is my older brother Michael, and my younger brother Benjamin"
Ben stood up and shook her hand, Michael looked at her and smiled.
"Boy's this is the imfamous Eva." Eva had buried her head in Allison's shoulder, and refused to look up.
Ben looked at his watch. "Sorry guys, we need to go now"
They all stood up, and Allison carried Eva out the door and down to the car.
The funeral was a sordid affair. Family members, friends and accqaintances were all there. Allison spotted Nicholas, Hayley's husband, Lisa, Sammy, COdy and Janie sitting in the front row. All the children were crying, and Nicholas was just sitting there staring. Olivia sat behind Allison with Eva in her lap.
Then the funeral started. Allison's mother started off the speeches.
"Hayley was one of my beautiful children. Everything she did, she did well. She was a beautiful woman, with a smile that light up the world. Nothing could describe how supportive she was, and how patient she was. When Richard died, she helped me through it. She helped Allison, Michael and Benjamin through it. Losing my husband hurt, and losing their father hurt, yet she knew that she needed to help us. We love you Hayley"
Next up was Michael.
"Hayley was my big sister. The one who told me all about everything, and the one who told me off for smoking weed. She was the one we all could look up to, and she was always there, for us, for Mom, and for her own children. She was Supergirl to me, and nothing will ever change that."
Allison was next.
"Hayley, where do I start to describe her. She was the one who scared the night monsters away when I was four, she was the one who explained that boy's didn't have cooties when I was six, and when I was twelve she was the one who came to my rescue when I fell out of the treehouse, and drove me to the hospital, when Mike and Ben were watching on laughing. She was the one who convinced me to go to med school, the one who stayed with me the countless nights where I was a wreck during Danny's illness. She stood up with me at Danny's funeral holding my hand just so I could get through the speech. She never told me to go away, she always was there. She was like a second mom to me, regardless of the 4 year age gap. She was my hero, and nothing will ever take her away from me."
Benjamin stood up and made his speech.
"Hayley was 7 years older than me, yet she never looked at me like anything less than an equal. When Ally and Mike shunned me, and told me to go away, she would keep me company. She took the wrap when I broke the TV with my baseball, she covered for me when I snuck out to get wasted. She was the best, and nothing will ever change that"
Nicholas and the children all got up next.
"I loved Hayley, and I will forever. She was my beautiful wife, and I was in love with her since the fourth grade, when I flicked her in the back of the head with a ruler accidentally. She hated me until the seventh grade, when I finally convinced her to go out with me, and we have loved each other since, and without her I wouldn't have our four beautiful children. I'll miss you Hayley"
The children all stood up to the mike.
"We wrote a poem for Mom." Sammy spoke.
" Mom, you were always there for us In sunshine, sleet or rain,
You never let us forget our lunch, When Lisa left it on the train,
You tucked us into bed at night,
And scared away the monsters,
You read us all a story,
About the pretty princesses,
You never let us forget how much you loved us,
And it could never be more,
For how much we loved you Mom,
We loved you so much,
And we will never forget you."
The whole hall was in tears after the poem, including Olivia and Eva. Allison had finally put her sister to rest, just like the rest of the Cameron family.
Some days Olivia wished that her mother was a slightly more stable person. Just stable enough for Olivia not to look back on her childhood and regret almost every last moment of it. She banished those thoughts from her mind, from now on, new memories would be in her mind, and the old ones can just be forgotten.
The poem was written by myself, and I kinda like it. Anyone who has suggestions for plot lines, or prompts to help my chapters along, would be apprechiated, you will get credited!
