She said, "You're gonna be late if you don't go"
He held her tight, said, "I'll be alright
I'll call you tonight to let you know"
He bought a postcard, on the front it just said Heaven
With a picture of the ocean and the beach
And the simple words he wrote her
Said he loved her and they told her
How he'd hold her if his arms would reach
A month had passed since her birthday and Peter's flowers still hadn't wilted. Her friend's all thought they were cloth and that she sprayed them with perfume to keep them scented. When Angie tried to tell Crystal and Rayne that they were from Neverland, they told her that she had to forget about that place and what had happened there. That she was fooling herself because she was depressed.
They were worried, and they didn't know what to do about it.
Wish you were here, wish you could see this place
Wish you were near, I wish I could touch your face
The weather's nice, it's paradise
It's summertime all year and there's some folks we know
They say, "Hello, I miss you so, wish you were here"
Charlie ran into the room, waving a postcard about as their father followed him closely. "Gigi! Gigi, you'll never guess who wrote me!"
Angie cocked an eyebrow, "Santa Claus?" She laughed.
"Nooooooo!" Cassie cried, snatching the letter from her big brother's grasp. "Not Santa! Auntie Lola!"
"Give it back, Cassandra!" Charlie screamed. "It's mine!"
"Uh uh! It says 'Dearest Cassie and Little Charlie' so it's mine too!"
"Uh uh!"
"Uh huh!"
"Uh uh!"
"ENOUGH!" Angie snatched the postcard from her brother's grasp. "Lemme see that thing." Lifting it to her eyes she read the message out loud. "Dearest Cassie and Little Charlie," At this Cassie muttered 'I told you' to her brother, "Hello, my darlings. How are you? I miss you both very much. Tell your sister that I want her to call me. She hasn't been answering my letters, that naughty girl! Anyway, I'm in Berlin right now and next on the list is Taiwan, then Tibet, and finally, home. I can't wait to see my favorite niece and nephew! Hugs and Kisses, Auntie L."
She got a call that night but it wasn't from him
It didn't sink in right away, ma'am the plane went down
Our crews have searched the ground
No survivors found she heard him say
But somehow she got a postcard in the mail
That just said Heaven with a picture of the ocean and the beach
And the simple words he wrote her
Said he loves and they told her
How he'd love her if his arms would reach
Angie rolled her eyes. "Whoop-dee-Frickin'-doo." She muttered as she turned on her heel. Angie slammed the door to her room and slumped on her bed. She knew what her aunt wanted. She'd read the letters. Her aunt was worried. Rayne and Crystal had written her and told her Angie had gone mad, always talking about Neverland and Peter Pan.
Great Auntie Lola was the family expert on Peter Pan. Her baby sitter when she was growing up had been Wendy darling herself. Then she in turn had gotten to be close friends with Wendy's daughter, Jane. Now she was worried because she thought her grandniece had gone as crazy as her two old friends.
Even at her passing, Jane Moira Darling had insisted that Peter would come to see her before she died, but he never had and to Lola Elizabeth McNealson, that was proof enough that he did not exist.
Wish you were here, wish you could see this place
Wish you were near, I wish I could touch your face
The weather's nice, it's paradise
It's summertime all year and there's some folks we know
They say, "Hello, I miss you so, wish you were here"
"Oh, Peter…" Angie whispered. "I never should have promised you. I should have just turned and walked away. I miss you so damn much!"
The red head slumped over with tears streaming down her face and onto her pillow. She couldn't take much more of this pain. It was starting to overcome her.
The weather's nice, in paradise
It's summertime all year and all the folks we know
They say, "Hello, I miss you so, wish you were here"
Wish you were here
Outside her window, a tiny golden light shone beside a floating shadow. A tear streaked down the shadows well toned face and the light chimed once before flitting away, hiding the tears on it's own face…