A/N: This memory is based on a suggestion by twoheaded dragonlover, "Where's Mommy"

Gone Forever

As told by Ferb

It was while I was only four, still living in Chelsea, London. It was an unusually fine day.

Dad and I were watching TV. Mom was out buying groceries with a friend. We were watching my favourite show—Lucky Boy, and it was while I was busy gurgling with laughter that the doorbell rang. It caught our attention, and I stifled my laughter at once. Dad muted the TV, and got up to open the door.

I peered curiously over the edge of the sofa, expecting to see the tall, slender figure of my Mom, laughing as usual, her curly ash-blonde hair flowing down her back. Instead my eyes fell on a big, burly policeman, who was speaking briskly to my father. I sensed something wrong, for my insides were tingling with uneasiness. Dad seemed to get more and more distressed with every word the policeman said.

"No, not Grace!" he exclaimed.

"I am sorry, Mr Fletcher," said the policeman in a low voice. "But it is true. Mrs Fletcher is in a critical state with little hope of surviving,"

Then a loud ring rang out, disturbing the rather silent atmosphere. The policeman answered his cell phone, and in a minute, put his cell-phone back into his pocket with a worried, pitying expression on his face, and told Dad something in a low, sympathetic voice. At this, Dad let out a low, distressed moan, and turned hopelessly towards me. I frowned worriedly.

He staggered towards me, and threw his arms around me, tears falling down his face. I returned the hug, ignorant of the matter and yet worried. I was calm until I heard the whisper in my ear.

"You won't see your mom again, Ferb dear…she's gone to heaven,"

At that moment, I didn't understand completely what Dad said, but something in his voice told me that it was true, and that it had happened. I didn't stop to wonder why, but broke out into a passion of tears and sobs, hugging Dad ever more tightly. It was later that I understood that Mom, who had always been so cheery and happy, had been involved in a car accident.

Whatever it was, the only thing that mattered was that Grace Fletcher had gone. Gone for ever.