"How are you, Angel, baby?" Collins spoke, with a smile containing a mixture of happiness and sorrow. "I hope you can see how much I still love you. But I'm not going to do anything rash to speed up the time to when we can be together again. I know you wouldn't approve of that. But it's still hard, baby. I'm always reminded of you everywhere I go. I miss you so much, Angel.
"I must confess. When we lost you, what hurt the most wasn't that I couldn't be with you anymore, because we will be together someday. It wasn't 'goodbye' for us. It was just 'see you soon'. As to how soon, who can say? The thing that hurt the most was seeing everyone else drifting apart. There was a good amount of time when I started to loose faith that this family could survive without you around to hold us together. Your passing brought a lot of rifts between us all, almost like an earthquake moving through a community. Even now, I sometimes wonder if the bonds we have now are only held together by an uneasy peace, and a second tremor will destroy us for good. I hope I never have to find out."
As Collins' segment came to a close, it happened. The pressure valve completely shattered.
AN: So angry! All the fighting! (LOL) Next chapter will be up the moment it's done. Stay tuned for it. Everything in this story has been leading up to it,so I really hope you enjoy it.