Chapter •23•
《Dillon》When they come back and sit down I look at Carmen and she looks like she's been crying so I look at her and put my hand on her hand and say are you OK?
《Carmen》Yeah yeah I'm OK it's nothing I hide my phone under the table and look at the picture on my home screen of my phone and just wish they were sill here then I send Rowan a text
Text from Carmen to Rowan
I miss them so much
Text from Rowan to Carmen
I know you do, just remember they would want you to move on with your life
Text from Carmen to Rowan
I know
End of text
《Carmen》When I'm done texting Rowan I put my phone in my purse and continue with the conversation I'm having with my sister, my niece my sister's boyfriend her boyfriend's two daughters and my sister's boyfriend's brother
With Heave
《Heaven》Hi everyone my name is Heven Belle I'm 7 years old 4 years ago when I was 3 years old I was in a horrible car accident with my father Kevin Belle I was the only one that survived I was placed with this not so nice family I miss my mommy and I want to see her again right now I'm in my room reading and waiting for the family to go out so I can sneak out, I know what your thinking why do you have to wait until they go out to sneak out of the house, well you see if I don't wait until they go out to sneak out of the house I could get caught and if I get caught sneaking out of the house the woman of the house pulls me back into the house and starts beating the hell out of me so that's why I wait until the family goes out once I here the man and woman coming up the stairs I pretend that I'm sleeping because I know that the man and the woman come to check on me when they open the door I roll over and face the window and close my eyes to pretend I'm sleeping then the door closes again and I hear them walk away I quietly get up and grab my books and my teddy bear that my mommy and my daddy bought me throw them in my duffle bag then I walk over to the window pull it open and climb out the window when I get outside I walk down the street once I get to the convenience store I walk in and the lady behind the counter says to me
《Samantha》Hi Heaven honey how are you doing sweetheart are the Jacobs family treating you all right?
《Heaven》Hi Samantha and no they are not and I have been living with that family for the past 4 years and they haven't once treated me like part of their family, your probably wondering who's Samantha is, she's a nice lady that owns the convenience store down the street from the Jacobs family Residence
《Samantha》Oh honey I'm sorry but they seem like a nice family
《Heaven》It's OK, hey can I use your phone please?
《Samantha》Sure you know where it is? She nods and walks to the phone
《Heaven》I walk to the phone and flip over my bracelet that has a phone number on it then I pick up the receiver and call the number and pray that my mommy still has the same cell phone number
Back with Carmen, Rowan, Peyton, Dillon, Jasmine, Josephine and Julie
《Carmen》I was sitting talking with Peyton, Rowan and Dillon while the girls are still colouring when my phone rang so I take it out of my purse look at the number and I don't recognize the number so I was debating whether to ignore the phone call or answer it so I look at Rowan, Peyton and Dillon and say I'll be right back they nod and I walk out of the restaurant and answer my phone
Phone call (Heaven and Carmen)
《Carmen》Hello who is this?
《Heaven》Hi mommy it's me Heaven
《Carmen》Heaven baby is that really you?
《Heaven》Yes mommy it's really me
《Carmen》How but you died with your daddy in that tragic car accident?
《Heaven》No mommy I survived
《Carmen》Oh my god did your daddy survive too?
《Heaven》I don't know if he did mommy
《Carmen》Where are you right now?
《Heaven》I'm at a convenience store
《Carmen》Do you know the location of the convenience store?
《Heaven》Yeah I do
《Carmen》OK can you hang on for a minute honey?
《Heaven》Sure mommy
Call on hold
《Carmen》Oh my god is this really real did I just get a call from Heaven? It did sound like her I have to text Rowan
Text from Carmen to Rowan
Rowan excuse yourself from the table and come outside please it's an emergency
End of text
Back to the call
《Carmen》Are you still there honey?
《Heaven》Yes mommy I am
While Carmen is on the phone with heaven let's go back in the restaurant
《Rowan》I was sitting at the table with Jasmine, Josephine, Julie, Peyton and Dillon when I got a text from Carmen and the text says to come outside it's a emergency so I look at Peyton and Dillon I'll be right back they nod and Jasmine says to me
《Jasmine》Mommy where are you going?
《Rowan》I'll be right back I have to go check on aunt Carmen you stay with Peyton, Dillon and your friends OK? She nods and I get up and walk out of the restaurant and see that Carmen is on the phone, Carmen what's going on who are you talking too? She didn't say right away so I stand there and wait
Back to the call
《Carmen》 can you give me the address baby girl?
《Heaven》Yeah hang on mommy
Call on hold
《Heaven》Hey Samantha what's the address here?
《Samantha》1673 Hunts Street
《Heaven》Thank you, she nods and I return back to the call
Back to the call
《Heaven》Mommy you still there?
《Carmen》Yes I am baby
《Heaven》Good the address is 1673 Hunts street can you come get me please?
《Carmen》Yes I'll be right there I love you bye
《Heaven》I love you too bye
End of call
《Carmen》When I get off the phone I look at Rowan and say I think Heaven is alive, she looks at me and says
《Rowan》But how she was in the car with Kevin the night of the accident?
《Carmen》I don't know but she is she just called me I have to go to the address that she gave me and I have to go now
《Rowan》Carmen here take my car I hand her my keys and she says
《Carmen》But how are you and Jasmine going to get home?
《Rowan》I'll call a cab or I'll ask Peyton to take me home but you need my car because your car is at my house, she nods and takes my keys and runs to my car and gets in and drives away and I walk back in the restaurant and sit back down, sorry about that Carmen needed me for a minute
With Carmen
《Carmen》I'm on the way down to the address that Heaven gave me I just hope it's not all a lie I haven't see my baby girl in 4 years and I miss her so much, and I'll always miss my late husband Kevin but to have one of the loves of my life back is better then nothing when I get to the address I get out of the car and run into the convenience store and run up to the counter, excuse me is there a little girl here by the name of Heaven?
《Samantha》Yes she's right over there
《Carmen》Thank you I walk over to the payphone and I see Heaven that I haven't seen in 4 years Heaven honey? When she turns around she smiles at me and she runs up to me and throws her arms around me and says
《Heaven》Hi mommy I missed you
《Carmen》I get down to her level and say oh honey I missed you too, where have you been staying?
《Heaven》With a not so nice family they didn't care about me
《Carmen》Oh honey, do you have any of your things at their house?
《Heaven》I don't have anything except for the clothes that I'm wearing now that I bought with the money I have saved up from doing stuff in this convenience store at night and a duffle bag full of my books and the teddy bear that you and daddy bought me
《Carmen》I'm just so happy to have you back, are you ready to go home?
《Heaven》Yeah but mommy am I going to get to come back to see Samantha?
《Carmen》who's Samantha baby?
《Heaven》Come with me and I'll introduce you to her, I take my mommy's hand and we walk over to the counter and I introduce my mommy to Samantha, Samantha this is my mommy Carmen, mommy this is my friend Samantha
《Samantha》Hi Carmen it's nice to meet you, and I just want you to know that Heaven here is such a good girl and she's such a hard worker, and when she told me what happen to her and her daddy it broke my heart
《Carmen》Yeah and it really hurt me when they were in that car accident I lost my husband and I thought I lost my daughter but it turns out that I didn't, I look at Heaven, Heaven honey did your daddy say anything to you before or after the accident?
《Heaven》Nothing before but after we crashed he said to me that he loves you and me and if he didn't make it he told me to try and find my way back to you and- I was going to say something else until I seen my daddy, hi daddy
The ghost of Kevin
《Kevin》Hi baby girl I see you found your mommy again I love you both so much I walk up to Carmen and touch her beautiful face, hi honey I'm OK now I'm not in any pain and I seen you with that other guy and it's OK for you to move on I want you to move on I'll always love you both I will always be watching out for you both well I have to go now
Kevin vanished
《Carmen》Heaven honey did you just see your daddy's ghost?
《Heaven》Yes I did and he said that he's not in any pain anymore and he said that he seen you with that guy and that it's OK for you to move on he wants you to move on and that he will always love us both, when I get done talking I see that my mommy is crying so I hug her and say it's OK, and mommy when we go home will I still be able to come back here and help Samantha with the store?
《Carmen》Yes you will now are you ready to go home?
《Heaven》Yes I am I walk behind the counter and hug Samantha I'll see you soon Samantha
《Samantha》OK oh here honey here is your payment for this week I hand her $60 now don't spend it all on candy
《Heaven》Oh I won't you know I won't, I have your number I'll call you soon she nods and I look at my mommy and say OK mommy I'm ready to go home I take my mommy's hand and we walk to the door but before we walk out the door I look back at Samantha and smile at her and then my mommy and I walk out the door and we get in the car and my mommy drives us home