The next morning I woke up to the smell of pancakes cooking and I knew that every one was awake and eating. I headed downstairs and saw Ashley at the table since my father was nowhere in sight I assumed he was in the garden or out somewhere. My mother was cooking. I went to the refrigerator and grabbed the orange juice.

"ohhhh Gordon your up" my mother said while trying to concentrate on the food and me at the same time.

"morning gordie" Ashley said

"hey" I replied while trying to pour the juice. "you want some" I asked

"nah Im good" she said

"suit yourself" I shrugged

just then the phone started to ring.

"sweetie, could you get that" my mother asked me

I answered it on the third ring.

"hello" I asked

"hello, is Mr. or Mrs. lachance there" the female voice asked

"she's busy at the moment, you want me tell her your message"?

"Yes its very important reguarding her sister, Annette at the Sanford medical". She spoke again and by the way here tone was I didn't sound good.

"Gordon, who is it"? my mother asked

"it's the hospital" was all I said.

"Go eat , your foods getting cold"

As I walked back to the table I could see the expression on Ashley's face she knew what was soon to come, the phone call we had all been dreading. As I sat down I heard my mother gasp her face pale white and I knew then that my aunt had died because it was that same face my mother had when the news about deny was delivered. I think I Ashley could tell too because the look of total horror mixed with shock was on her face but me I just didn't know what hell to do right now I know it was my aunt but what was I supposed to do I didn't even cry at my brothers funeral.

"yyes, thank you very much" my mother stuttered into the mouth piece. She came over and sat down taking Ashley's hand in hers

"sweet heart im so , so sorry" my mother cried out

~~~~~~* ASHLEY'S POV*~~~~~~

I couldn't breath when my aunt had told me , I was sure I was turning purple by the time I actually think again, I couldn't deal with this not now , not ever

"no" I said just barely above a whisper more to myself than to anyone around me, I couldn't be I started to feel dizzy and everything began to spin. And for the first time in the 13 years I was alive I fainted.

I woke up and started to panic this wasn't my room where the hell was I ? "OW, my fucking head" I mumbled and started to rub my temples it was then that reality flooded back to me the realization seeping through my mind , I was in Gordies house and my mother was dead. It still didn't seem real I mean how could she be there one minute and now be there the next , why her. "I didn't even get to say goodbye" I said aloud