Chapter 14: The Call
It's the middle of the night and the phone rings.
"Hello?" Annie answered sounding tired
"Is this Mrs. Camden?" A man said
"Yeah"
"Hello, I am Doctor Williams. I am sorry to call you in the middle of the night but do you have a daughter named Mary Camden?"
"Yeah" Annie said out of wonder
"There was an accident in L.A "
"An accident?"
"A car accident"
"Is she alright?"
"I'm sorry Mrs. Camden but Mary is dead"
"No. There gotta be a mistake. My daughter a 37 year old, Brown hair and green eyes"
"Its her. I am so sorry" Annie hangs the phone and begins to cry.
"Annie whats wrong?" Eric said
"Mary......"
"Mary?"
"Is.......dead. Mary is dead" Annie said while crying. Eric hugs Annie while he is crying
In the middle of the night Lucy's phone rings
"Hello?" Lucy answered
"Luce" Annie said while crying
"Mom? Whats wrong?"
"You're ......sister .....was in a car...... accident"
"What?"
"Mary is...... dead"
"This can't be"
"It is"
"I am coming over"
"Ok"
"Be there in 10 minutes"
"Ok" Lucy hangs up the phone
"Luce whats going on?"
"Mary's dead" Lucy said in shock
"What?"
"There was an accident"
"A car?"
"Yeah" Kevin hugs Lucy
"I am going over there"
"Ok"
"I need your help"
"What do you want me too do?"
"Get the kids off to school, The Laundry, Vacuum, The dishwasher and make the beds and that should be it"
"Ok"
"thank you"
"Your welcome"
At the house
"Mom" Lucy said while coming in
"Lucy" Annie said crying. Annie and Lucy hug
"I can't believe this" Lucy said
"I know" Annie said while still crying
"Where is dad?"
"On the phone with Detective Michael's"
"Where are the kids?"
"Sleeping still"
"They don't know?"
"We will tell them in the morning" Annie said
"Ok"
"I got to still call Ruthie, Sam, Matt, David and Simon"
"I'll do that"
"And Carlos"
"I'll do that too"
"This is unbelievable"
"I know"
"Where's Kevin?"
"Helping at home"
"That's good"
"What happened to her friend?"
"I don't know" Lucy nodded. Eric comes downstairs
"I just got off the phone with Detective Michael's"
"And?" Annie said
"Her friend was driving Mary's car. She was speeding and lost control of the car and hit a tree. Mary's friend died at the scene at Mary was sent to a hospital and that's were she died"
"This can't be happening" Lucy said
"But it is" Eric said
A Couple of hours later the kids woke up and came in the kitchen where Annie and Eric were sitting
"Whats going on?" Dominique asked
"Where is mom?" Landon asked
"We have news" Eric told them
"What kind of news?" Anna asked
"bad news" Eric answered
The kids sat down
"There was an car accident in L.A."
"With mom?" Anna asked
"Yeah. Her friend was driving the car and lost control of it and hit a tree and the whole car was smashed"
"is mom ok?" Landon asked
"No. She is dead" Eric said
"No" Dominique said about to cry
"I am sorry" Annie said while still crying
"No this can't happen" Anna said about to cry
"No she is too young...." Dominique stopped then started crying. Eric hugs Dominique and Anna
"I don't understand. Is mommy coming back?"
"No. She is never coming back" Landon said out of anger
"Landon" Eric said. Landon goes upstairs
"Mommy's not coming back?" Riley asked
"Yeah sweetie" Annie answered. Annie hugs Riley
Lucy was on the phone with Matt
"I can't believe this" Matt said in shock
"I know" Lucy answered
"How is mom and dad taking it?"
"Mom is not taking it too well and Dad is holding in there"
"Does the kids know?" Matt asked. Landon goes past Lucy in the hall about to cry
"Yeah they know"
"I'll be there later on today"
"Ok"
"Bye"
"Bye" Lucy hangs up the phone and goes to Landon's room
"Landon?"
"Go away!"
"Landon its Aunt Lucy can I come in?"
"No"
"Please?"
"Fine"
"So"
"You know don't you?"
"Yeah"
"I can't believe this"
"Me either"
"Why did this happen?"
"I don't know"
"How come my mom?"
"Sweetie I don't have the answers"
"I wish someone does"
"Me too"
"Is it ok to cry?"
"Yeah" Lucy answered. Lucy hugs Landon and he begins to cry.
A couple of minutes later Lucy calls Ruthie
"Hello?" Ruthie answered
"Ruthie. I have news"
"Whats wrong?"
"Mary was in a car accident"
"What?" Ruthie said out of shock
"You think that's the worse of it keep on going"
"Mentally injured"
"Mary is dead"
"No. She can't be"
"But she is"
"I am coming over"
"Ok"
Ruthie comes over to the house
"Mom" Ruthie said
"Ruthie" Annie said still crying. Annie and Ruthie hug
"How are you?"
"In pain"
"I know" Annie breaks up the hug
"I can't believe this"
"How did this happen?"
"You know her friend Nicole?"
"Yeah"
"She and Mary were going out and they went to L.A. Nicole was driving Mary's car and Nicole was speeding she lost control of the car and smashed into a tree. Nicole died at the scene. Mary was taken into a hospital and then she died"
"This is can't be happening"
"But it is. Can you go find Lucy for me?"
"Sure"
Lucy is on the phone upstairs
"Ok. Simon I'll see you later on today, Bye" Lucy hangs up the phone
"Luce"
"Ruthie" Ruthie and Lucy hug
"How are you?"
"Could be better"
Lucy breaks the hug "I called Simon, Sam and David"
"And?"
"Simon is getting a plane later on today and Sam and David are on their way"
"Did you Carlos?"
"Not Yet"
"Mom wants to see you"
"Ok"
"Here I'll call him"
"Thanks" Lucy gives the phone to Ruthie. Ruthie dials the number
"Hi. Carlos. This is Ruthie. Yeah I have some news"
It's the middle of the night and the phone rings.
"Hello?" Annie answered sounding tired
"Is this Mrs. Camden?" A man said
"Yeah"
"Hello, I am Doctor Williams. I am sorry to call you in the middle of the night but do you have a daughter named Mary Camden?"
"Yeah" Annie said out of wonder
"There was an accident in L.A "
"An accident?"
"A car accident"
"Is she alright?"
"I'm sorry Mrs. Camden but Mary is dead"
"No. There gotta be a mistake. My daughter a 37 year old, Brown hair and green eyes"
"Its her. I am so sorry" Annie hangs the phone and begins to cry.
"Annie whats wrong?" Eric said
"Mary......"
"Mary?"
"Is.......dead. Mary is dead" Annie said while crying. Eric hugs Annie while he is crying
In the middle of the night Lucy's phone rings
"Hello?" Lucy answered
"Luce" Annie said while crying
"Mom? Whats wrong?"
"You're ......sister .....was in a car...... accident"
"What?"
"Mary is...... dead"
"This can't be"
"It is"
"I am coming over"
"Ok"
"Be there in 10 minutes"
"Ok" Lucy hangs up the phone
"Luce whats going on?"
"Mary's dead" Lucy said in shock
"What?"
"There was an accident"
"A car?"
"Yeah" Kevin hugs Lucy
"I am going over there"
"Ok"
"I need your help"
"What do you want me too do?"
"Get the kids off to school, The Laundry, Vacuum, The dishwasher and make the beds and that should be it"
"Ok"
"thank you"
"Your welcome"
At the house
"Mom" Lucy said while coming in
"Lucy" Annie said crying. Annie and Lucy hug
"I can't believe this" Lucy said
"I know" Annie said while still crying
"Where is dad?"
"On the phone with Detective Michael's"
"Where are the kids?"
"Sleeping still"
"They don't know?"
"We will tell them in the morning" Annie said
"Ok"
"I got to still call Ruthie, Sam, Matt, David and Simon"
"I'll do that"
"And Carlos"
"I'll do that too"
"This is unbelievable"
"I know"
"Where's Kevin?"
"Helping at home"
"That's good"
"What happened to her friend?"
"I don't know" Lucy nodded. Eric comes downstairs
"I just got off the phone with Detective Michael's"
"And?" Annie said
"Her friend was driving Mary's car. She was speeding and lost control of the car and hit a tree. Mary's friend died at the scene at Mary was sent to a hospital and that's were she died"
"This can't be happening" Lucy said
"But it is" Eric said
A Couple of hours later the kids woke up and came in the kitchen where Annie and Eric were sitting
"Whats going on?" Dominique asked
"Where is mom?" Landon asked
"We have news" Eric told them
"What kind of news?" Anna asked
"bad news" Eric answered
The kids sat down
"There was an car accident in L.A."
"With mom?" Anna asked
"Yeah. Her friend was driving the car and lost control of it and hit a tree and the whole car was smashed"
"is mom ok?" Landon asked
"No. She is dead" Eric said
"No" Dominique said about to cry
"I am sorry" Annie said while still crying
"No this can't happen" Anna said about to cry
"No she is too young...." Dominique stopped then started crying. Eric hugs Dominique and Anna
"I don't understand. Is mommy coming back?"
"No. She is never coming back" Landon said out of anger
"Landon" Eric said. Landon goes upstairs
"Mommy's not coming back?" Riley asked
"Yeah sweetie" Annie answered. Annie hugs Riley
Lucy was on the phone with Matt
"I can't believe this" Matt said in shock
"I know" Lucy answered
"How is mom and dad taking it?"
"Mom is not taking it too well and Dad is holding in there"
"Does the kids know?" Matt asked. Landon goes past Lucy in the hall about to cry
"Yeah they know"
"I'll be there later on today"
"Ok"
"Bye"
"Bye" Lucy hangs up the phone and goes to Landon's room
"Landon?"
"Go away!"
"Landon its Aunt Lucy can I come in?"
"No"
"Please?"
"Fine"
"So"
"You know don't you?"
"Yeah"
"I can't believe this"
"Me either"
"Why did this happen?"
"I don't know"
"How come my mom?"
"Sweetie I don't have the answers"
"I wish someone does"
"Me too"
"Is it ok to cry?"
"Yeah" Lucy answered. Lucy hugs Landon and he begins to cry.
A couple of minutes later Lucy calls Ruthie
"Hello?" Ruthie answered
"Ruthie. I have news"
"Whats wrong?"
"Mary was in a car accident"
"What?" Ruthie said out of shock
"You think that's the worse of it keep on going"
"Mentally injured"
"Mary is dead"
"No. She can't be"
"But she is"
"I am coming over"
"Ok"
Ruthie comes over to the house
"Mom" Ruthie said
"Ruthie" Annie said still crying. Annie and Ruthie hug
"How are you?"
"In pain"
"I know" Annie breaks up the hug
"I can't believe this"
"How did this happen?"
"You know her friend Nicole?"
"Yeah"
"She and Mary were going out and they went to L.A. Nicole was driving Mary's car and Nicole was speeding she lost control of the car and smashed into a tree. Nicole died at the scene. Mary was taken into a hospital and then she died"
"This is can't be happening"
"But it is. Can you go find Lucy for me?"
"Sure"
Lucy is on the phone upstairs
"Ok. Simon I'll see you later on today, Bye" Lucy hangs up the phone
"Luce"
"Ruthie" Ruthie and Lucy hug
"How are you?"
"Could be better"
Lucy breaks the hug "I called Simon, Sam and David"
"And?"
"Simon is getting a plane later on today and Sam and David are on their way"
"Did you Carlos?"
"Not Yet"
"Mom wants to see you"
"Ok"
"Here I'll call him"
"Thanks" Lucy gives the phone to Ruthie. Ruthie dials the number
"Hi. Carlos. This is Ruthie. Yeah I have some news"