Mary hung up the phone, shocked. Dead, it seemed impossible. They were just
happy and so alive only a few hours ago. They were so young and had so much
to live for. For god sakes they had a 1-year-old daughter who they needed
to watch grow up! For the first time she realized she had tears rolling
down her face. She sighed and heard Erica's cry over the baby monitor. Well
I guess now would be a good time to get Erica up and tell the family. Mary
quietly walked to Erica's room and picked her up.
Mary: (softly) Hey kid. What's wrong?
Erica smiled and Mary laughed softly to herself.
Mary: Ok, ok let me get you cleaned up and then we'll go and um." Mary never finished the statement. Her mind was still racing, as too what would happen with Erica.
She changed Erica into normal day clothes and hoped into her parent's car. Luckily she had the twin's car seat to put Erica in. She drove to her parent's house and noticed that the lights were all off. She didn't blame them, at 12:00 midnight. She got out of her car and gently picked up a sleeping Erica. She crept into the house and went upstairs to her parent's rooms. When she opened the door her mom, who was in bed reading a book looked up and saw Mary. She woke Eric up and they all went downstairs. Annie who had grabbed the twin's old bassinet took Erica and put her in there.
Annie: So would you mind explaining to us why you brought Erica over here at midnight when you're supposed to be watching her at Hank and Julie's.
Mary: (quietly) You see that's the problem. (sighing) Julie and Hank are dead.
Eric: What! No, that's impossible! A joke, it must be a joke.
Mary: (seriously) dad this is no joke. A nurse in Lakewood called their house and said they were in a car accident. They were killed instantly.
Annie: (softly) Oh my god.
Eric: My, my sister. Julie she can't be dead. What about Erica?
Mary: Dad I don't know but for know we should go down to the hospital in Lakewood. Get the kids up too.
Eric: Right, um your mother and I will do that. You um go and um start the cars and um put Erica back in the car seat. We'll be out in a minute. He said, his voice cracking. He couldn't believe his baby sister and her husband were dead.
Annie: Who is going to tell Matt?
Mary looked up at her mother. For the first time she could see the sadness and shock in her mother's eyes. A look she hadn't seen since her own mother had died only a few years earlier.
Mary: (quietly) Please, let me be the one to tell Matt.
The parent's nodded, understanding the fact that Mary wanted to tell her older brother the news. Both kids were very fond of their aunt and uncle, matt the most. Matt had always looked up to Julie. Even during the roughest of times. With that Mary headed to the kitchen to tell her older brother the news. Now would be just the matter of telling all the kids.
Mary: (softly) Hey kid. What's wrong?
Erica smiled and Mary laughed softly to herself.
Mary: Ok, ok let me get you cleaned up and then we'll go and um." Mary never finished the statement. Her mind was still racing, as too what would happen with Erica.
She changed Erica into normal day clothes and hoped into her parent's car. Luckily she had the twin's car seat to put Erica in. She drove to her parent's house and noticed that the lights were all off. She didn't blame them, at 12:00 midnight. She got out of her car and gently picked up a sleeping Erica. She crept into the house and went upstairs to her parent's rooms. When she opened the door her mom, who was in bed reading a book looked up and saw Mary. She woke Eric up and they all went downstairs. Annie who had grabbed the twin's old bassinet took Erica and put her in there.
Annie: So would you mind explaining to us why you brought Erica over here at midnight when you're supposed to be watching her at Hank and Julie's.
Mary: (quietly) You see that's the problem. (sighing) Julie and Hank are dead.
Eric: What! No, that's impossible! A joke, it must be a joke.
Mary: (seriously) dad this is no joke. A nurse in Lakewood called their house and said they were in a car accident. They were killed instantly.
Annie: (softly) Oh my god.
Eric: My, my sister. Julie she can't be dead. What about Erica?
Mary: Dad I don't know but for know we should go down to the hospital in Lakewood. Get the kids up too.
Eric: Right, um your mother and I will do that. You um go and um start the cars and um put Erica back in the car seat. We'll be out in a minute. He said, his voice cracking. He couldn't believe his baby sister and her husband were dead.
Annie: Who is going to tell Matt?
Mary looked up at her mother. For the first time she could see the sadness and shock in her mother's eyes. A look she hadn't seen since her own mother had died only a few years earlier.
Mary: (quietly) Please, let me be the one to tell Matt.
The parent's nodded, understanding the fact that Mary wanted to tell her older brother the news. Both kids were very fond of their aunt and uncle, matt the most. Matt had always looked up to Julie. Even during the roughest of times. With that Mary headed to the kitchen to tell her older brother the news. Now would be just the matter of telling all the kids.