It's been about a year since Stacey and Kaitlin's deaths. Sean and Bradin still weren't over them. They visited Kaitlin's mother along with Stacey's family every day to see how they were doing. The guys were terrible. Girls tried to hit on them and make them move on. It was no use. The guys pushed them away because they missed their dead girlfriends so much and felt like they couldn't move on.
Bradin kept something from everyone in his life. Even though he knew Kaitlin was watching him, he still did it. He wanted to stop more than anything. But, something was making him do it and he wanted to know what that 'something' was.
He sat in his college dorm looking at Kaitlin's picture. "I miss you so much, baby," he whispered as he ran his finger over the picture.
"Hey man," Sean said walking into the dorm room. The two guys got accepted to the same college and decided to dorm together. "Still not over her?" Sean asked.
"Of course not," Bradin said.
"Is it time to see her mother again?" Sean asked.
"I think so," Bradin said getting up, "You don't have to go with me this time. I know you probably have a lot of work to catch up on."
"I'll go with you next time," Sean told his friend.
KAITLIN'S HOUSE
Bradin and Kaitlin's mother sat in her house in the living room.
"How are you doing?" her mother asked him.
"I'm terrible," he told her, "With the anniversary of her death coming up. She's all that I can think about. I've cried every night thinking of her and what she did that day. Some times, I blame myself for not being a better boyfriend."
"You did your best, sweetie," her mother said placing her hand over his, "It's all she could have asked for."
He sighed. "How are you?" he asked.
"I'm hanging in there," she said, "I think I might spend the entire night crying but, I'll live through it."
"I really wish that this was easy."
"You loved her, sweetie. And, you still do," she told him, "It might take a really long time for you to get over it just like it's going to take a while for me. I sent her off without a fight. I should have kept her with me instead of sending her off here."
"I'm glad that you sent her here though," he said, "If she wasn't here, who knows where I'd be right now."
"I bet you know what Kaitlin would say," she said.
"I would be out with another girl not crying over her (Kaitlin) death," Bradin said with a sigh. "Have you been in her room since that day?" he asked looking at her.
"Once," she said, "After that one time, I haven't gone in there because it brought back so many memories. Picture yourself what you were doing back in New York. Instead of you, put me in that spot. That's how I've been acting."
"Would you change anything about her?"
"Yes. I wouldn't want her to blame herself for being a mistake in this world and thinking that she shouldn't be here."
Bradin looked around and saw pictures of Kaitlin lying on the table in front of him. He picked some up and looked through them.
"You can keep them if you want," her mother said.
All that Bradin could concentrate on was Kaitlin's beauty. He loved it so much. He looked up at her mother to find her holding her hand over her heart and not breathing properly.
"Mrs. Bailey?" he asked.
"H…ho…ho…hospital," she got out.
Bradin took out his cell phone and called for an ambulance.
HOSPITAL
Bradin paced around the hospital waiting room waiting for results on Kaitlin's mother. He didn't want her to leave him. He couldn't lose any part of Kaitlin at this point in life.
"Brae!" Sean yelled running up to him, "Any word?"
"No," he said sitting down after half an hour of pacing, "I'm going crazy."
"She'll be fine," Sean said.
The thought of losing Kaitlin entered his mind. Even thought she was gone, he still felt her around him. He literally felt her all around him like she never died. He had this feeling a lot.
"Excuse me," they heard. The two guys looked up and saw a doctor there. "Your mother-"
"She's not our mother," Sean said.
"Okay. But, she had a heart attack. It caused serious injury to her heart."
"It's been broken one too many times," Bradin said covering his face.
Sean looked up at the doctor to find him with a confused expression on his face. "She lost her daughter and husband last year," Sean told the doctor, "The anniversary of her daughter's death is in a week."
"I'm really sorry," the doctor said, "If you follow me, you can talk to her. She should be awake."
"GET OFF OF ME!" someone yelled.
Everybody in the waiting room looked towards the entrance to find someone running from the cops.
"I need to see my mother!"
