Kristy's Journey
As the coffins were slowly walked down the aisle, Kristy sobbed into her hands. It was hard to believe that only a few days ago, Watson and Nannie were still alive. The coffins reached the front of the church, and the service began. Kristy was still sobbing but her mind was a million miles away from what was being said…
'So, how was school, Kristy?' Watson asked from the front seat of the car.
'Not bad,' Kristy replied.
'What did you do?' Nannie asked, changing lanes. She turned a corner and they were on the freeway. Suddenly, a car sped towards them, going in the wrong direction.
'Not a lot- LOOK OUT!' Kristy screamed. The next thing she felt was a sudden impact, and then nothing.
'Kristy, I'm so sorry. Are you okay?' Mary Anne asked. Kristy could tell she'd been crying. Kristy nodded and turned away. She didn't want to speak to anyone, see anyone, or do anything. Suddenly, she ran from the crowded room, and out into the adjoining cemetery. She ran and ran, past all the gravestones and trees and flowers. She kept on running, never wanting to stop.
Kristy's eyes flew open, and she woke up screaming. She struggled to sit up, but she couldn't. She kept on screaming. Her mother ran into the room.
'Shh…it's ok.' Elizabeth sat there comforting Kristy for awhile, before Kristy asked, 'Are Nannie and Watson ok?'
Elizabeth sighed, not wanting to give her the bad news. 'Nannie died instantly. She went threw the windscreen. Watson is having surgery. He's been in there for 12 hours so far.'
Kristy screamed again, then started crying and crying, and couldn't stop.
Eventually, Kristy had to stop running. Her lungs were gasping for air, and she couldn't go on. She had arrived in downtown Stoneybrook, and walked around for a bit. It began to grow dark, but she didn't want to go home. Instead, she went into the cinema and saw a movie.
Kristy sat up, and struggled to get comfortable with her broken arm. Eventually, she gave up, and decided to lie down again. Suddenly, Elizabeth came rushing in, crying. Kristy froze. 'Kristy-I'm so sorry. W-Watson died about five minutes ago.' Kristy remained silent, then very slowly reached out her good arm, picked up a vase full of flowers, and threw them across the room.
Smash!
Elizabeth looked at her, shocked, and left the room without a word.
Once the movie let out, it was 8:30pm. She knew her mother would be worried, so she decided to walk home. It took her another hour. Just as she predicted, when she arrived home, everyone was up, looking worried. Without a word, Kristy walked past them, climbed the stairs, go into bed and cried herself to sleep.