Chapter 3: Memories

Early the next morning Kevin headed off to work. Simon was

still

in the hospital but he made everyone promise to go home and get

some sleep. Lucy rolled over and looked at her calendar. Ugh she

thought October 23. She hated October 23, it had been that way

since she was 13 years old. The day was always full of tears. None

the less she pulled herself out of bed and got ready for the day.

Though she couldn't help letting a few tears stream down her

cheek every so often. She new she would break down into

uncontrollable sobs later that day when she was at the graveyard.

Even though it was hard for Lucy to go she went every year to visit

the tomb of her lost best friend. She remembered it like it was

yesterday. She had been 13 years old at the time and had been

invited to go have pizza with her best friend Sara and her older

sister. Her parents refused to let Lucy drive with Sara's older sister

so they dropped her of on her own. She sat down on the curb of

Pete's Pizza as she waited for her friend to arrive. Soon 10 minutes

had passed. Then 20. 30. 40 and they still never arrived but her

mother did. Annie told her gently that there had been an accident

and Sara hadn't made it. Lucy remembered crying for what had

seemed like forever. Lucy headed into the kitchen crying. She

couldn't help it.

"Morning Luce. Are you okay?" Annie asked. Lucy didn't

reply she just grabbed an apple and stormed out of the room.

"It's the twenty-third." Eric reminded Annie.

Lucy wandered threw the graveyard clutching onto the

flowers she was going to plant by Sara's grave. Shakily she planted

the delicate pink roses then she sat down hugging her knees and

looked at the tombstone. Even though she new it was childish she

had always talked to Sara on this day and she just couldn't help

doing it.

"Hi Sara it's me Lucy. It's that day again. I don't come here

nearly as much as I used to. So much has happened in the last year.

Remember last year when I had just dumped Jeremy? Well I got

married since then. His name is Kevin and he's a cop. I often

worry that he'll leave me the way you did. With out a choice.

We're going to have a baby. It's to bad you couldn't be here."

Lucy voice faded and the whole cemetery was silent except for the

sound of Lucy's muffled cries.

"Lucy?" A voice said from above her. She looked up to see

Kevin.

"What are you doing here?" She asked.

"I'm on duty here today I have an hour break right now.

What are you doing here?" He replied sitting down beside her.

"Pondering over the death of my best friend." Kevin looked

at her questionably and she realised she had never told Kevin about

Sara. Lucy told him the whole story.

"Oh." Was all Kevin could reply with because he was in such

shock.

"The scariest thing was I was supposed to be in that car with

them. At last minute for some reason my parents decided not to let

me go with them and they drove me instead." Kevin didn't know

what he should say so he just wrapped his arms around her and let

a tear of his own slip from his eye. Kevin could see the pain in his

wife's eyes. As he pulled away he asked.

"Why didn't you ever tell me?"

"It's hard to talk about without breaking down in tears."

"I understand. Is this why you've been acting weird lately?"

"Um no." She replied looking down. Kevin put his hands

around her waist and pulled her into his lap. "Hey." Lucy said

looking up.

"You looked like you could use a hug."

"I could."

"Good. Now what's been bothering you?" He asked putting

his arms around her and resting his hands on her stomach.

"Do you know what you're touching right now?" She asked

in reply.

"Your stomach?" He answered lifting his hands as though he

thought it was bothering her.

"No." She replied taking Kevin's hand and putting it back on

her stomach. "You're touching our child."