Jackson hesitated to the phone. And dialed Melissas number.

...Ring...Ring..

Melissa immediantly picked up after seeing called I D

"Hello?" She asked rushing like.

"Hey Melissa..It's Jackson." He sighed.

"Oh! Hold on Jackson."

She turned to Daley jumping up and down excitingly.

"It's Jackson!" She whispered. Daley turned her back around to the phone.

"Sorry about that Jackson, what's up?" She asked blushing.

"Melissa...Um, about the dance...I um...Can't...gg-go.." He stammered.

A long line of silence. It was short for Jackson, felt like an eternity for Melissa.

"M-Melissa?" Jackson asked.

"Yes?" She asked.

"Are you okay?"
"Why can't you go tonight Jackson?" She finally asked. Hmm...What could Jackson tell her. Let's try this.

I can't go because my sister died? I can't go because my sister was ran over? Or both...

"Um...I have to go to a funeral.." He said.

"A funeral?" Melissa asked panicking. "What's happened!?"
"N-Nothing...I just can't go.." He said hanging up. Melissa sat down on her bed still looking down at her phone.

"Funeral?" Daley asked. "Someone die over there?"

"I..." She cried. "I don't know.."
Daley looked away out the window.

(5:30 PM)

Jackson stood in front of his mirror. Wearing black and only black. His mother didn't have enough money for a suit. But all the girls wore dresses, His brothers only wore they're normal clothes.

Willin stood behind him. Jackson could see her behind him in the mirror.

"You look very nice Jackson." She said with a soft smile.

Jackson turned to her,

"You look pretty." He said. Willin hugged her Foster son.

"You ready?" Jackson asked. Willin smiled. And walked with Jackson into the living room.

"Kids..Let's get in the van." She said. The van was small. A friend of Willins decided to join the funeral and the rest of the children road with with her friend. Fralent.

He first drove out of the drive way. Fallowed by the Foster family. Jackson looked out the window. Watching the house vanish as he left.

He turned up the hill. And onto the church.

Meanwhile, the dance was about ready to start.

Eric, Melissa Were on their way. Melissa called Daley on her cell phone.

"Hey Day." She said smiling. Melissas mom is driving while the two children are in the back seat.

"Well um, I wont be able to go to the dance tonight.." She said.

"Well I have a friend who's going...to a funeral, and well.." She stopped.

"Um well clearly they must be going to the St, Pitters Catholic church. And to the cemetary from there" She informed.

Eric was on the otherside of her, hearing everything Daley has to say.

"Your not serious.." Melissa sighed. "Really."

"Really what!?" Eric asked.

Melissa shushed him. And returned to her conversation.

"That's awfully nice of you...im sorry you couldn't get a date." She said. "Okay, well meet you there."
Melissa hung up.

"She's gonna come to."
"Don't you think its a bad idea going to this thing without telling Jackson?" Eric asked.

"No way! Jackson will be so happy we came. All his best friends there."

"Greaaaat...You called your friend. Now lemme call mine.." He said grabing her cell phone.

"Hello? Nathan? It's Eric."