Chapter 15: This can't be happening
Everyone arrived at the house and the Camden kids are in the living room
"I still can't believe it" Matt said
"I know" Lucy agreed
"It feels like she is still here," Ruthie said
"Why did this happen?" Sam asked
"There is a reason for everything" Simon said
"That's bull," Dave said
"Where is mom and dad?" Sam asked
"They are trying to sleep" Ruthie answered. Lucy yawned
"Luce have long have you been here" Simon asked
"Since 3 this morning" Lucy answered
"You should go and get some sleep" Matt said
"No I can't sleep"
"Who is doing the funeral arrangements?" Dave asked
"I did some of them today," Lucy said
"When will it be?" Simon asked
"Thursday" Ruthie said
"I should call Sarah and see when she is coming tomorrow" Matt said
"Ok" Ruthie, said
"Yeah I should call Nicole" Simon said then went outside
"I am calling home," Lucy said
"I am going to check on mom and dad," Ruthie said
"Ok" Sam and David answered
Annie and Eric's room Ruthie knocks on the door
"Come in" Annie answered
"I thought you would be sleeping"
"I can't" Annie answered
"Who is here?" Eric asked
"Matt Simon Dave and Sam"
"Where is Sarah, Rachel, Nicole and Carol?" Eric asked
"They are coming tomorrow"
"And the funeral arrangements?" Eric asked again
"Luce and I are handling it" Ruthie explained
"Ok" Annie answered
"You 2 should get some sleep," Ruthie said
"We'll try" Annie said
"Ok. Night. I love you"
"Love you too" Annie and Eric said
Ruthie leaves. Lucy is in the kitchen on the phone
"Thank you" Lucy said
"Your welcome" Kevin said
"No but I wouldn't do half of the stuff without you"
"I know you are going through"
"How are the kids?" Lucy asked
"They don't know yet"
"I'll tell them"
"You want me to tell them?" Kevin asked
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah you handle everything over there"
"Ok. I might be home late"
"Ok"
"I love you"
"I love you too"
Anna and Dominique were talking
"Why did this happen?" Dominique asked
"I don't know" Anna said
"I wish I can see her one more time" Dominique
"Me too"
"How do you feel Ann?"
"Hurt bad sad mad"
"Who are mad at?"
"God"
"Why?"
"She was gonna get her second chance to start over but what a second chance she got"
"I am going to get something to drink do you want something?"
"No I am fine"
Dominique goes downstairs and she Lucy crying
"Aunt Lucy?"
"Oh hi Dom" Wipes the tears
"Were you just crying?"
"No"
"You know you can"
"I know"
"So why don't you?"
"I don't like to cry"
"Me too but when I am really sad I do"
"Me too"
"So I guess you are really sad huh?" Dominique asked
"Yeah" Lucy said about to cry again
"Its ok" Dominique said about to cry herself. Lucy hugs Dominique. Ruthie is in the hallway and she sees Anna crying. Ruthie knocks at her door
"Ann?"
"Yeah"
"Do you wanna talk?"
"Not really"
"Alright. Can I talk to you?"
"Yeah I guess"
"I feel sad"
"I know"
"I feel sad because I never said good-bye"
"What?"
"Yeah I spoke to her and I told her that I loved her but I never said good- bye. I wish can see her one more time to give her a big hug and a kiss on her cheek and tell her I love her"
"I am mad"
"At?"
"God"
"Why?"
"She never got her second chance"
"Her second chance at life"
"What do you mean?" Ruthie asked
"After the divorce she was a new woman with a new life"
"Oh and to you that meant a second chance"
"Yeah" Anna nodded
"I am sorry she never got her second chance"
"Me too"
"But here is what I can tell you she loved you very much and she would do anything for you"
"I know" Ruthie and Anna hugged
Everyone arrived at the house and the Camden kids are in the living room
"I still can't believe it" Matt said
"I know" Lucy agreed
"It feels like she is still here," Ruthie said
"Why did this happen?" Sam asked
"There is a reason for everything" Simon said
"That's bull," Dave said
"Where is mom and dad?" Sam asked
"They are trying to sleep" Ruthie answered. Lucy yawned
"Luce have long have you been here" Simon asked
"Since 3 this morning" Lucy answered
"You should go and get some sleep" Matt said
"No I can't sleep"
"Who is doing the funeral arrangements?" Dave asked
"I did some of them today," Lucy said
"When will it be?" Simon asked
"Thursday" Ruthie said
"I should call Sarah and see when she is coming tomorrow" Matt said
"Ok" Ruthie, said
"Yeah I should call Nicole" Simon said then went outside
"I am calling home," Lucy said
"I am going to check on mom and dad," Ruthie said
"Ok" Sam and David answered
Annie and Eric's room Ruthie knocks on the door
"Come in" Annie answered
"I thought you would be sleeping"
"I can't" Annie answered
"Who is here?" Eric asked
"Matt Simon Dave and Sam"
"Where is Sarah, Rachel, Nicole and Carol?" Eric asked
"They are coming tomorrow"
"And the funeral arrangements?" Eric asked again
"Luce and I are handling it" Ruthie explained
"Ok" Annie answered
"You 2 should get some sleep," Ruthie said
"We'll try" Annie said
"Ok. Night. I love you"
"Love you too" Annie and Eric said
Ruthie leaves. Lucy is in the kitchen on the phone
"Thank you" Lucy said
"Your welcome" Kevin said
"No but I wouldn't do half of the stuff without you"
"I know you are going through"
"How are the kids?" Lucy asked
"They don't know yet"
"I'll tell them"
"You want me to tell them?" Kevin asked
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah you handle everything over there"
"Ok. I might be home late"
"Ok"
"I love you"
"I love you too"
Anna and Dominique were talking
"Why did this happen?" Dominique asked
"I don't know" Anna said
"I wish I can see her one more time" Dominique
"Me too"
"How do you feel Ann?"
"Hurt bad sad mad"
"Who are mad at?"
"God"
"Why?"
"She was gonna get her second chance to start over but what a second chance she got"
"I am going to get something to drink do you want something?"
"No I am fine"
Dominique goes downstairs and she Lucy crying
"Aunt Lucy?"
"Oh hi Dom" Wipes the tears
"Were you just crying?"
"No"
"You know you can"
"I know"
"So why don't you?"
"I don't like to cry"
"Me too but when I am really sad I do"
"Me too"
"So I guess you are really sad huh?" Dominique asked
"Yeah" Lucy said about to cry again
"Its ok" Dominique said about to cry herself. Lucy hugs Dominique. Ruthie is in the hallway and she sees Anna crying. Ruthie knocks at her door
"Ann?"
"Yeah"
"Do you wanna talk?"
"Not really"
"Alright. Can I talk to you?"
"Yeah I guess"
"I feel sad"
"I know"
"I feel sad because I never said good-bye"
"What?"
"Yeah I spoke to her and I told her that I loved her but I never said good- bye. I wish can see her one more time to give her a big hug and a kiss on her cheek and tell her I love her"
"I am mad"
"At?"
"God"
"Why?"
"She never got her second chance"
"Her second chance at life"
"What do you mean?" Ruthie asked
"After the divorce she was a new woman with a new life"
"Oh and to you that meant a second chance"
"Yeah" Anna nodded
"I am sorry she never got her second chance"
"Me too"
"But here is what I can tell you she loved you very much and she would do anything for you"
"I know" Ruthie and Anna hugged