Lucy woke up from her dream. Imagine if that was really true. Imagine if
Shauna was having Matt's baby and Mary was having Bens! what a mess. Lucy
looked at the clock. it was already 8:30. Her family would be heading to
church soon. She walked downstairs and saw Annie still in her pale pink
night gown. It didn't have any wrinkles but her face did.
"Mom, whats wrong? You look like you haven't slept all night" Lucy asked
"Have you completely forgotten what a mess this family is in right now" said Annie
" thought it was just a dream. Or thats what i tried to believe. Mom, im really torn up by this to. I really like Sarah but Matt is doing the right thing. Isn't this the type of thing you always teach us, to take rsponsibility for our actions?"asked Lucy again
Annie smiled," Of course it is Lucy but its just that......
"What is it mom"
Annie started to cry a little.
"Mom please dont cry, everything is going to be alright, Matt is still going to go to med school and Mary can support a baby. Nothing is going to change in our house"Lucy said
"No Luce, thats not what i was going to say. I have something very heartbreaking to tell you. Please dont be upset with me, your father and I came up with this decision together"
"you can tell me mom" Lucy smiled
"Your father has taken the boys and Ruthie to your uncle Hank's. You will be going after dinner. We know you have a lot to take. You will all be staying there while your father moves out. I dont want you to watch him go, it will be to hard on you Lucy" Annie was crying a river by now.
Lucys eyes were wide." Why would daddy move out mom? Im not going to hanks and Julies! Im wont go! This is temporary right! "
"Im afraid not dear. Before all this pregnancy news happened your father and i were talking about a divorce and we both agree that even wiht all the news we have to go through wiht it." Annie told her
Lucy ran up to her room and slammed the door. She puched her pillows and screamed. This wasn't happening. Her parents could not get a divorce. She jumped into her demin jeans that she had wore yesterday and put on a pink sweater. She ran down the steps and grabbed the car keys. Annie came around the corner to see her leaving.
" Lucy Please don't go like this. Im sorry." But lucy was already out the door and starting up the car. She backed out of the drive way and raced downtown to Shauna's apartment. she had to talk to Matt and she knew he was there. Tears were streaming down Lucys face. The traffic lights were right in front of her but she didn't see them. A truck was aiming for her so she swerved to the left when she crashed into a small blue car. The smell of gas and the pain through her body made her go into a daze as she quietly fell asleep.
" Lucy, wake up Lucy. Please Lucy, i can't lose you like this." It was kevin begging for lucy to wake up.
Her eyes slowly crept open and she faced the only man she felt cared about her.
"Kevin, Im so sorry. I shouldn't have drove when i was so upset? Are you mad a me?" She asked
"Mad, that's impossible, you should be mad at me, I was helping your father with the boys when I should have been wiht you."Kevin said wiping his eyes.
"No i could never be mad at you. Kevin where is Mary and Ben? I never saw them this morning? Are they gone home?
"They left before you got up. Mary told me to tell you she's not mad at you. She loves you.
"Where are my mom and dad? Are they so mad that they didn't come and see me?" Lucy cried. Just then Annie turned the corner. She heard what Lucy had said.
"Hey Luce, I could never be mad at you. I understand why you were so upset. It's my fault. I should never had let you go. But Lucy theres something I have to tell you. Something bad. Annie said as she glanced away from her daughters eyes.
Kevin butted in, "Annie I don't think she needs to know this right now. she's in a lot of pain, Her brother cheated on his wife and got Shauna pregnant, Mary is pregnant, and now the divorce, Its to much for her.
"Hey, don't talk about me like Im not here. Things can't get any worse so just tell me" Lucy cried
Annie took Lucys hands" Hun, the car you hit. The little blue car, it belonged to Shauna. The babys dead.
"No mom, it's not dead. It can't be. Matt will never forgive me" Lucy yelled.
Matt came into the room. His face was red and his fists were clenched. Lucy could tell he was mad. He walked over to her side and Kevin left the room wiht Annie.
" Im glad your alright. I know how upset you were and i undestand. I was upset to when i found out about the divorce but I know you didn't mean to hit Shauna right?" It was sort of a question and Lucy amost laughed. How could she hide the truth from her brother. When she saw Shauna's car she purposely swirved in her direction. It was all Shauna's fault this had all happened anyway. Lucy knew it would kill the baby but Shauna didn't deserve a baby anyway and she just wanted Matt back wiht Sarah. She was finding it hard to put on this act to her family so she might as well tell.
"Matt, I...I have something to tell you" Lucy said slowly but before she could finish Annie came running in screaming at Matt.
"Mom What is it? Is Shauna all right?" Matt questioned
Annie started to cry and shook her head,"No Matt, she's dead."
The next day Lucy was let out of the hospital and Kevin came to take her home. When she got home she noticed the house looked very bare. Her mother came to greet her with some fresh cookies.
"Im glad your home sweetie, sit down, you don't want to strain yourself." Annie said
"Is dad gone? Where are the boys and Ruthie?" asked Lucy
" Your father is helping Matt pack at sarah's. They made up and are moving to New York to attend Med school. Simon and Ruthie are taking care of the twins upstairs. But Lucy you know your father won't be coming back here. He has moved out. Im sorry" annie said stroking Lucys hair.
" It's okay mom. I know daddy still loves me and I can see him whenever I want" Lucy smiled.
Annie frowned" Kevin Im gonna let you talk to lucy now. Annie left.
" Kevin, why did mom make that face? Please, don't tell me there's something else.
"Mom, whats wrong? You look like you haven't slept all night" Lucy asked
"Have you completely forgotten what a mess this family is in right now" said Annie
" thought it was just a dream. Or thats what i tried to believe. Mom, im really torn up by this to. I really like Sarah but Matt is doing the right thing. Isn't this the type of thing you always teach us, to take rsponsibility for our actions?"asked Lucy again
Annie smiled," Of course it is Lucy but its just that......
"What is it mom"
Annie started to cry a little.
"Mom please dont cry, everything is going to be alright, Matt is still going to go to med school and Mary can support a baby. Nothing is going to change in our house"Lucy said
"No Luce, thats not what i was going to say. I have something very heartbreaking to tell you. Please dont be upset with me, your father and I came up with this decision together"
"you can tell me mom" Lucy smiled
"Your father has taken the boys and Ruthie to your uncle Hank's. You will be going after dinner. We know you have a lot to take. You will all be staying there while your father moves out. I dont want you to watch him go, it will be to hard on you Lucy" Annie was crying a river by now.
Lucys eyes were wide." Why would daddy move out mom? Im not going to hanks and Julies! Im wont go! This is temporary right! "
"Im afraid not dear. Before all this pregnancy news happened your father and i were talking about a divorce and we both agree that even wiht all the news we have to go through wiht it." Annie told her
Lucy ran up to her room and slammed the door. She puched her pillows and screamed. This wasn't happening. Her parents could not get a divorce. She jumped into her demin jeans that she had wore yesterday and put on a pink sweater. She ran down the steps and grabbed the car keys. Annie came around the corner to see her leaving.
" Lucy Please don't go like this. Im sorry." But lucy was already out the door and starting up the car. She backed out of the drive way and raced downtown to Shauna's apartment. she had to talk to Matt and she knew he was there. Tears were streaming down Lucys face. The traffic lights were right in front of her but she didn't see them. A truck was aiming for her so she swerved to the left when she crashed into a small blue car. The smell of gas and the pain through her body made her go into a daze as she quietly fell asleep.
" Lucy, wake up Lucy. Please Lucy, i can't lose you like this." It was kevin begging for lucy to wake up.
Her eyes slowly crept open and she faced the only man she felt cared about her.
"Kevin, Im so sorry. I shouldn't have drove when i was so upset? Are you mad a me?" She asked
"Mad, that's impossible, you should be mad at me, I was helping your father with the boys when I should have been wiht you."Kevin said wiping his eyes.
"No i could never be mad at you. Kevin where is Mary and Ben? I never saw them this morning? Are they gone home?
"They left before you got up. Mary told me to tell you she's not mad at you. She loves you.
"Where are my mom and dad? Are they so mad that they didn't come and see me?" Lucy cried. Just then Annie turned the corner. She heard what Lucy had said.
"Hey Luce, I could never be mad at you. I understand why you were so upset. It's my fault. I should never had let you go. But Lucy theres something I have to tell you. Something bad. Annie said as she glanced away from her daughters eyes.
Kevin butted in, "Annie I don't think she needs to know this right now. she's in a lot of pain, Her brother cheated on his wife and got Shauna pregnant, Mary is pregnant, and now the divorce, Its to much for her.
"Hey, don't talk about me like Im not here. Things can't get any worse so just tell me" Lucy cried
Annie took Lucys hands" Hun, the car you hit. The little blue car, it belonged to Shauna. The babys dead.
"No mom, it's not dead. It can't be. Matt will never forgive me" Lucy yelled.
Matt came into the room. His face was red and his fists were clenched. Lucy could tell he was mad. He walked over to her side and Kevin left the room wiht Annie.
" Im glad your alright. I know how upset you were and i undestand. I was upset to when i found out about the divorce but I know you didn't mean to hit Shauna right?" It was sort of a question and Lucy amost laughed. How could she hide the truth from her brother. When she saw Shauna's car she purposely swirved in her direction. It was all Shauna's fault this had all happened anyway. Lucy knew it would kill the baby but Shauna didn't deserve a baby anyway and she just wanted Matt back wiht Sarah. She was finding it hard to put on this act to her family so she might as well tell.
"Matt, I...I have something to tell you" Lucy said slowly but before she could finish Annie came running in screaming at Matt.
"Mom What is it? Is Shauna all right?" Matt questioned
Annie started to cry and shook her head,"No Matt, she's dead."
The next day Lucy was let out of the hospital and Kevin came to take her home. When she got home she noticed the house looked very bare. Her mother came to greet her with some fresh cookies.
"Im glad your home sweetie, sit down, you don't want to strain yourself." Annie said
"Is dad gone? Where are the boys and Ruthie?" asked Lucy
" Your father is helping Matt pack at sarah's. They made up and are moving to New York to attend Med school. Simon and Ruthie are taking care of the twins upstairs. But Lucy you know your father won't be coming back here. He has moved out. Im sorry" annie said stroking Lucys hair.
" It's okay mom. I know daddy still loves me and I can see him whenever I want" Lucy smiled.
Annie frowned" Kevin Im gonna let you talk to lucy now. Annie left.
" Kevin, why did mom make that face? Please, don't tell me there's something else.