CAUTION: THE FOLLOWING CHAPTER IS SAD. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED
Wednesday May 30th...
Brian's POV
"Brian, wake up,"Andy shouted.
"I'm awake,"I said.
"Oh really,"He asked,"Then why are you still in bed?!"
He pulled the blanket off me.
"Okay, I'm up, I'm up,"I shouted,"Jeez!"
"You're not dressed,"Andy asked.
I was still in my pj's, so was Andy.
"Neither are you,"I said.
"We're late for Allison's party,"He said,"It's already ten thirty."
"You know she wouldn't start without you,"I said.
I got dressed and went downstairs to the kitchen.
"Do you want some breakfast before you go Brian,"Kim, who was cooking something, asked.
"Sure,"I said,"What are you making?"
"Scrambled eggs,"She said.
She put some on a plate and gave it to me. I got maple syrup and poured it on the eggs, a trick Andy taught me, which he got from Allison. I quickly gobbled the eggs, put the plate in the sink, then ran out to Andy's car.
"Ready to go,"Andy asked.
"Yeah,"I said.
"Eggs and syrup for breakfast?"
"Yeah. How'd you know?"
"It's all over your face,"He said,handing me a napkin.
"Oh,"I said, wiping off my face.
We got to Allison's house. Allison came outside and greeted us, kissing Andy.
"Is Sammy here,"I asked.
"Yeah,"Allison said,"She's in the kitchen, eating cupcakes."
I followed Andy and Allison into the house. I went into the kitchen, where Sammy sat, eating a cupcake.
"Brian,"She said.
"Hey, Sammy,"I said.
I sat by her.
"Eating all the cupcakes,"I asked.
"Yep,"She said, handing me one.
John's POV
Claire and I were in Allison's room, talking.
"We're getting married, right,"Claire asked.
"Of course,"I said.
"When John?"
"I don't know,"I said,"July? August?"
"How about June,"She asked.
"Next month?"
She grabbed my hand.
"Okay, August,"She said.
"When in August,"I asked.
"The third."
"Why the third?"
"My eighteenth birthday."
"A birthday AND a wedding...nice."
Claire's POV
"I love you John,"I said.
"You said that twenty times,"He joked,"Today."
"I know,"I said.
"Love you too Claire,"He said,"And the baby."
I put my hand on my stomuch. I felt the baby move.
"John,"I said,"It moved."
He looked at me with interest. I brought his hand gently to my stomuch.
"Can you feel it,"I asked.
John smiled, his eyes brightened.
"Yeah,"He said.
"Do you think it'll be a boy,"I asked,"Or a girl?"
"A boy, I hope,"He said.
"What'll we name it?"
"John Junior,"He joked.
"That's a good idea,"I said,"What if it's a girl?"
"Claire Junior."
Allison ran into the room.
"Time for presents,"She said,"And cake."
John and I followed her into the living room. Andy handed out cake to everyone, John, Brian, Sammy, Andy, me, and of course Allison, were the only ones there. She did say she had no friends.
Allison's POV
I finished eating my piece of cake, the corner piece. Andy made the cake, vanilla with yellow and blue icing, and black icing on top that said 'congrats!' Andy put his arm around me.
"Thanks Andy,"I said.
I looked over at the presents, seeing a stack of them.
"Andy, where'd these all come from,"I asked.
"Us,"He said,"My parents."
I handed Andy my plate and he went to throw it away. When he came back, he handed me a present.
"From me,"He said.
I opened it. A new set of paintbrushes. Twenty five brushes of different sizes and shape. I hugged Andy tightly. He gave me another present. It was from Brian, I opened it. It was a set of oil paints.
"Thanks Brian,"I said.
Brian nodded. Andy gave me another present. From Claire. It was a golden colored heart shaped locket necklace.
"It's empty now,"Claire said,"You can put a picture in it."
I looked at Andy, smiling. I handed it to him and he put it around my neck. He gave me another present. From John. It was a switchblade knife, black handled with a red dragon in the handle, the blade was shiny silver.
"Cool,"I said.
"I knew you wanted one,"John said,"Since you stole mine.."
I smiled and blushed. I folded the blade and put it in my pocket. Andy gave me another present, from Sammy. A sketchpad, colored art pencils, and an envelope full of a bunch of pictures including all of us.
"Thought you could use some inspiration for your drawings,"Sammy said.
"Thanks Sammy,"I said.
Andy gave me one last present.
"From my parents,"He said.
I opened it. Inside was a thirteen inch television.
"For when you go to college,"Andy said.
I hugged Andy.
"Tell them I love it,"I exclaimed.
Brian's POV
We watched a couple movies then Andy and I went home. When I got to Andy's house, I was suprised to see my dad there, red eyed, like he'd been crying. Andy went up to his room. I sat across from my dad.
"What do you want,"I asked rather snobbishly.
"Brian, I don't quite know how to tell you this,"My dad started,"But..your mother, and..and Maggie..they were in a car wreck earlier this morning. The car flipped, and it caught on fire."
Maggie was my little sister's name.
"Are they..."
"They're...gone Brian,"He said.
I stared blankly at him for a second before it hit me. No, no way. This can't be for real.
"No,"I shouted,"You're lying!"
It can't be the truth! They can't be...dead..
"I wish I was,"He said.
"No,"I whimpered.
I started shaking.
"I'm sorry Brian,"He said.
I buried my head in my hands, sobbing uncontrollably. My dad came over and sat by me. I hugged him.
"It's okay Brian,"He said,"It'll be okay."
I nodded. His voice was breaking.
"I'm sorry for being so tough on you,"He said,"And putting so much pressure on you."
"It's okay,"I said.
"Your mother loved you,"He said,"She missed you. She never meant to hurt you, neither of us did. I'm so sorry Brian."
"You haven't hugged me in years,"I said.
He reached over to hug me again, I flinched.
"You're scared of me Brian,"He said, almost like a question.
"You shoved me into a wall,"I shouted,"You hit me, you and Mom. I wasn't good enough for you? Why do you hate me?!"
"I don't hate you,"He said,"I love you Brian."
I hugged him tightly.
"I love you too Dad,"I said.
"We'll get through this Brian,"He said,"I swear to god, we'll get through this together."