Chapter 20 the Awake

Author Note. The songs in this chapter is when I talk to you

Landon was sitting right near the casket

"Dad"

"Yeah Chris"

"Grandpa is here"

"Witch one?"

"Hegbert"

"Ok Thanks"

Hegbert goes to talk to Landon

"Landon"

"Hey" Landon and Hegbert hug "I'm sorry"

"Me too"

"She was so happy"

"I know"

"How are the kids?"

"Bad"

"Who is taking it worse?"

"All of them"

"I better go talk to them"

"Ok"

"Landon I'm here"

"I know"

Hegbert goes to Chris

"Hey"

"Hey" Chris said in a quite voice

"Do you want me to hold him?"

"It's ok. I finally got him asleep"

"Ok. Where are your sisters?"

"Faith is with grandma and Ashlee is in the bathroom refusing to get out"

"Ok. I'll go say hi to people"

"Ok"

Brooke comes in

"Chris."

"Hey" he said in a quiet voice

"How are you?"

"Pretty bad"

"I am so sorry sweetie"

"It's ok" Cynthia comes in

"Hey Chris. Oh hi"

"Grandma this is my girlfriend Brooke. Brooke this is my grandma Cynthia"

"Nice to meet you"

"Same here"

"Chris I am going to talk to Ashlee"

"Ok"

"Can you please take Faith"

"I'll hold here," Brooke said

"How long has she been a sleep for"

"Like 10 minutes"

"Ok"

In The bathroom

Ashlee was crying

"Ash."

"Grandma what are you doing here?"

"Too see how you are doing. How are you doing?"

"Bad"

"Honey I know it's hard"

"Everyone keeps on saying that. No one lost a mother or a father"

"That's not true"

"Huh?"

"I lost my father when I was 15 too"

"How did you get through it?"

"I took some time"

"Did you cry?"

"Of coarse"

"I was so close to my mom I thought of her as a best friend"

"I know but you know I'm here if you need me for some women stuff"

"Thanks"

"I heard you have a song you were gonna sing"

"I am. It was a song that mom and I wrote together last year"

"She would like that"

"Yeah she probably would"

"Grandma."

"Thanks"

"Your welcome"

Cynthia and Ashlee hug

Out side Adam goes to see her

"Ashlee"

"Hi"

"Are you ok?"

"I am better"

"I am glad"

"I am trying not to avoid I am going to see if anyone needs help"

"Ok"

"I'll see you later"

"Ok"

Landon is still sitting near the casket

"Hey dad"

"Ashlee"

"Dad you don't have to be strong. You can break down"

"I know. How are you?"

"I'm am alittle better"

"That's good. Are you going to sing your song"

"I will later"

"Ok"

"Is it ok if I sit here with you"

"Yeah"

"Sure"

Chris is still holding Justin until an old buddies comes up to Chris

"Hey"

"What are you doing here?"

"I am here to see your father and you"

"Jen."

"What? Am I not allowed to say good bye to your mother?"

"No"

"Chris what is it?"

"It's a little uncomfortable"

"What is?"

"That my ex- girlfriend is here"

"I knew your mom very well"

"I know. Did you bring him?"

"If you mean Dan yeah I did"

(Dan is Chris's ex bestfriend because he stold Jen away form Chris)

"Why?"

"Because he knew your mother well too"

"Yeah I bet he did" Brooke comes over there

"Sweetie. Oh hi"

"Brooke this is my friend Jen. Jen this is my girl friend Brooke"

"Nice to meet you"

"You too" Jen said. Ashlee comes in

"Chris.. Oh no"

"Yeah Ash"

"I am ready"

"Ok" Chris goes near the casket "Ladies and gentle men my sister wants to sing a song that she and mother wrote together"

Ashlee starts to sing

Remember me

Feels like forever

Since the days

When we were friends

I don't understand

All these changes

I'm still the same

No need to pretend

Where'd it go?

Do you know?

Maybe it just doesn't matter

'Cause when i try to talk to you

I feel like I'm not getting through you

Where did we go wrong

It's hard to be strong

When I talk...

When I talk to you

There were times

In the beginning

When you were there

When I needed you most

We'd sit and talk

About the future

And laugh about

Us getting old

Do you know

How it feels

I hope that you know that it matters

But when i try to talk to you

I feel like I'm not getting through you

Where did we go wrong

It's hard to be strong

When I talk to you

I want you to know everything that I am

Don't want to know what life would be without you

When i try to talk to you

I feel like I'm not getting through you

Where did we go wrong

It's hard to be strong

When I talk...

When I talk to you

Everyone was silent