I wake up to the sound of my phone ringing "who could be calling I didn't have work today nor did I have any friends besides George whom technically isn't my friend" I answer it "hello? I answer "Hi Lindy it's Veronica bens sister" "hi goodmorning "sorry to bother you but we're going through bens things today. I know so soon but our cousins are leaving on a flight late tonight "and anyways I was just wondering if you wanted join?. I check the time it's actually not that early 10:04 "yeah did you guys start yet? "No we just got here" "sure I'll be there if you guys don't mind waiting 15 more minutes" no not at all take your time we'll see you soon" I hang up thinking how did she get my number. Veronica was always nice to me but we went technically buddy's. It's a kind offer I can't refuse besides I don't have any thing to do anyways
10 minutes later I knock on the door that used to be bens. I found it strange thinking about it now Ben was the only person I had I my life it's weird when the only person you felt comfortable with is gone it's like there's no more Humanity in the world... People scared me if you let them get to close they'll hurt you. Seconds later Veronica opens the door "hi Lindy come on in "hi "I respond "as I walk in "how are you "I ask her "not so well"she says truthfully crossing her arms. I recognized bens cousins from the funeral "Lindy you didn't officially get to meet our cousins this is "Jennifer and Lorenzo"my aunt Paula's kids "Lorenzo give me a kind nod. And Jennifer"says hi staring at the floor "and this is my uncle Tonys kids "Patricia and Vinny "Vinny and Patricia both say "hello " "okay we all officially met so let's get started "veronica says
Half a hour later. We went though all his clothes packing them And setting them in boxes. were almost done. bens relatives seem nice I think to myself. "So I think all the furniture should go to goodwill. Kitchen stuff we save ben loved to cock". Ben did love to cock I remember one time he just showed up with a bag of groceries and started cocking he had a way of making anything seem fun. "Family pictures which ben didn't have much gets packed away into mom and dads Attic along with clothing and valuables. She seemed so calm like she didn't just buried her brother 3 days ago. "anything you want to keep Lindy "Jennifer asks "I don't think so yet" "Lindy if you find something that holds a memory's for you and Ben go ahead and take it". "well I'm freaking starving "Lorenzo says "me to Vinny responds "Who ever is ready for lunch can take a lunch break "Veronica says "I'm in" says to the two boys "we're gonna get something to Jennifer says "how about you Lindy Roni? you guys coming" Patricia says "no thanks I'm not hungry" me either "says Veronica sighing from the couch "alrighty than" Jennifer says once they all walk out "you okay " I ask her "yeah I'm good" I just want to kill my husband he should of been here" she says. "how long have you been married" I ask "about eight years he couldn't help today because he had work. so much to do not enough time. I should of called Tommy I bet we could of been done by now if he was here. "She says "Tommy was bens partner right? "I ask "yeah they were friends since they were 5 I think. Tommy lived next door from us. Tommys parents were awful people always arguing night and day I don't know if they were abusive. the poor kid didn't get a break the only time he was relieved from it was when we'd invited him over which was all the time. Ben found him in his yard sleeping with a pillow. It was freezing but Tommy pretended not to seem bothered by. We bought him inside and warned him up. mom and dad went to knock on Tommys parents door to get an explanation about why there nine year old son was sleeping in the cold. but they wouldn't answer the door it seemed they were sleeping. So Tommy said that he went out for some air and fell asleep outside and please don't call anybody. My parents didn't question why the door was locked. He had no siblings thank god no other kids had to go through what he had. since a kid he wouldn't spare anything that was going on in his house hold Nothing not a single detail. he wouldn't talk till about a couple of mouths after coming over. we tried to get him to talk about would happen in his home he wouldn't say he'd say "it's fine they just ague a lot" was his answer. so anyways one day my mom and dad got pretty fed up with the Calligans so they comforted them that if they even noticed Tommy has been staying with us they said "yeah blah blah we know we're just going thought a lot. And BS that there good to their son "they tried to get Tommy to stop from coming over to Us but that didn't work Ben wouldn't have it. Tommy never admitted anything that happened we told him that if they did hurt him that we wouldn't let them do it again and that he could legally become a part of our family "but he would deny deny deny. So we never really had any proof that they were neglecting him he wouldn't give us a explanation. I think that Ben was the only one who knew what was going on but he refused to spill his best friends secret. Till this day Tommy will deny his childhood he doesn't like "looking weak" but you we always let him know we're his family his true family We don't want him to feel that he's got to hide anything from us "sorry for the long story it's just my heart breaks for him" I felt sorry for him he went thought so much if it weren't for the millers I don't know what would of happened to him. "No it's fine. Tommy seems like a nice guy I met him at the funereal. You know We can't control how things happened to us early in life but we can control how we let them effect us as adults. "That a good saying Veronica says " I hope I didn't bring up anything. I know you didn't have the best childhood. I'm sorry that came out wrong "Verona says "no it' doesn't bother me. So how olds your son?. "Six he's a good boy he just missed his uncle. him and his dad are close but his father works a lot and Ben just always wanted to have his own kids but he never even got the chance..."she says shedding tears. I misjudged her she's still broken on the inside which she has all rights to. Seeing her like this is so odd. She always seemed so strong and self controlling. Ben would say he only seen his sister that he was very close with cry one time and that was when she was 12 because she lost her kitten. Ben said she cried for the following 5 days straight every since than he says she never lad a tear since. I didn't know what to say or how to comfort her so i didn't say anything "Okay so I'm gonna see if there's anything left in his bedroom" she says standing up heading to what used to be bens bedroom. after cleaning out bens apartment I say my goodbyes to bens relatives and head home