Author's Note: I understand this is a short chapter, but this chapter alone is just a flashback of Kevin Marcus. However, I'm informing you that I have done revisions of the chapter before this and the next two chapters. Stay Tuned and feel free to write a review on what you think of the revision so far...
I woke up early in the morning, as I was still in my bed. It was at crack of dawn, as everyone else was still asleep. I quietly got out of bed and opened my door to see my father was aiding my mother with breakfast, before he leaving for work. He gave her a gentle kiss, as he said his "I love you and goodbye." As soon he exited out of the bedroom and my mother starting to eat some breakfast, my dad spotted me.
"Morning, Kevin. What are you doing out of bed?" he asked.
"I woke up and heard you moving around." I said. "You going to work?"
"Yep, another busy day in the office. We'll plan on something special for tonight." he put up his cheerful attitude.
"I just wish Mom's better. Is she going to join us?"
"Of course, we're a family and we're not leaving one family member out." he rubbed my head.
"Are you not going to leave us?" I questioned.
"What do you mean? I'm just leaving for work."
"I mean..." I knew what I was trying to say, but it maybe a ridiculous question.
My dad sighed and shook his head, calmly, as he got on his knees. "I would never leave you guys. Never. I don't want you ever thinking about that Kev."
"I'm sorry, Dad. I'm just worried about everything, with Mom being sick and other things going on." I apologized.
"I know son. It's all temporary until your mother gets better. I'll tell you what. On Sunday, we'll go to church in the morning with a surprise for you." he comforted me.
"What is it?" I asked.
"Real treat that your mother and I lived for and trying to teach to you guys. You seemed to be old enough to understand by now."
"What about Dan, Mark, and Mack?" I questioned, because normally they would go off with their friends.
"Your mother and I will tell your brothers that we have plans. I'll walk you through what we'll hear at service." he told me.
"Alright Dad, I love you." I gave him a big hug.
"I love you too, son. Now get some sleep, you'll need some rest for school in the morning." He gave me a kiss and had me go back to bed. I got into my bed and started to sleep, as I was already dreaming of our weekend plans.
It was the last time I ever seen him alive. As he's willing to plan our weekend and especially going to church on Sunday morning. It will be hours later when I'm at class, I was being called to the principal's office by my teacher. When I got into the office with my teacher, my older brothers were there with our mother. The principal informed me that my father died in a car accident. A car accident that somebody was on the phone behind the wheel that took my father's life. I than saw my father's vehicle being rammed by a SUV, as my father's car flipped over and crashed into a traffic light pole.
At his funeral, our family gathered at the coast of Bodega Bay to scatter his ashes at sea. My two older brothers: Mark and Mack whispered to me that it was my fault. When I got home, I spend the rest of the day in my room sobbing over my father's death. Dan was the only one, who counseled me over my grief. My mother was going through her own grief, at the same time near death of her own.