A few more days go by and things are most certainly back to normal.

"Hey, I just dropped off the kids at school and I headed home and realized if I go home I'm just gonna stare at that damn phone." Roxy says to Pamela who is once again sitting on her front porch swing drinking a glass of iced tea.

"Well sit on down." Pamela says.

Roxy goes over and sits by Pamela.

"Have you talked to Claudia Joy lately?" Roxy asks.

"I went over there yesterday and did some laundry but Claudia Joy was sleeping." Pamela says.

"Sometimes I just can't wrap my head around it you know." Roxy says.

"Yeah I know what you mean, there rally are no words to describe this." Pamela says.

"Yeah and then..." Roxy starts but then something grabs her attention.

"And then what?" Pamela asks looking at Roxy who is staring at the street.

"Is that Emmalyn?" Roxy asks looking at the young girl that was running on the sidewalk.

"Yep she runs by everyday." Pamela says looking at the young girl that was far ahead of them now.

Roxy just looks at Emmalyn down the street and tears well up in her face.

"Denise told me that Emmalyn's not handling this very well." Pamela says.

Roxy looks down the street once more and then back at Pamela and puts her arm around her.

Later that day Denise arrives at Claudia Joy's house and opens the door.

"Claudia Joy." Denise calls out, but no one answers.

She then heads up the stairs and goes over to Claudia Joy's room but she's not in there. Then Denise takes a deep breath and heads over to Amanda's room. She walks up to the doorway and there she is. She sees Claudia Joy sitting on her bed looking at the window.

Denis gathers herself making sure tears were not an issue and calls out to her very best friend.

"Claudia Joy." Denise says softly.

Claudia Joy doesn't move she just continues to look out the window. Denise walks slowly over to her and sits next to her. Claudia Joy still continues to look out the window. Denise decides not to say anything and puts her hand on Claudia Joy's hand which is softly resting on the bed.

A little while later Denise gets Claudia Joy to come downstairs and gets her to sit down at the table. Denise pours her a glass of orange juice. Claudia Joy not saying anything takes a sip, then looks around the house. The house is empty and quiet. No laughter, no foot steps bustling on the stairs, no music playing too loudly from stereos. Just quiet, too quiet.

"Have you seen Emmalyn?" Claudia Joy asks getting out of the chair.

"Sweetie she's probably out for a walk or getting something to eat." Denise says going overt o Claudia Joy knowing she was getting worried.

"I'm going to try her cell phone." Claudia Joy says going over to the phone. As she picks up the phone an image goes over her head. It's of when Amanda didn't come home that night because she was out with Jeremy.

"Amanda it's your mother, where the hell are you." Claudia Joy said.

Claudia Joy ignores the image and begins to dial Emmalyn's cell phone number.

"She's not picking up." Claudia Joy says putting down the phone and begins to panic.

"Sweetie I'm sure she's fine." Denise says going over to her trying to reassure her.

"I have to find her." Claudia Joy says heading towards the door, Denise goes right behind her.

Across town at the local department store Roxy and Pamela are buying things.

"So no word from Chase yet?" Roxy asks.

"Nope, any word from Trevor?" Pamela asks.

"Nope." Roxy replies.

"Good lord we're a couple of winners." Pamela says while putting a package of paper plates in her cart.

"I find myself feeling lonelier now married, then I ever did single." Roxy says as she and Pamela continue to walk down the isle.

"Yeah, I know the feeling but you have to remember that he is somewhere now feeling even more alone." Pamela says.

"Is that supposed to make me feel better?" Roxy asks looking at her best friend.

"No come on you just have to remember that you're not alone and he's not alone, you're together, you're in this together." Pamela says taking Roxy's hand.

"Your right." Roxy replies back when Emmalyn walks past them.

"Emmalyn!" Pamela calls out.

Emmalyn turns around and walks toward the two ladies.

"Hey how are you doing kiddo?" Roxy asks looking sympathetic towards the young girl whose life has been turned upside down.

"I'm fine; I just want to be left alone." Emmalyn says turning to walk away.

Roxy begins to call out to her but Pamela shushes her.

"Just let her go, she's not ready." Pamela says wiping her face.

Emmalyn is walking away when she sees her mother coming towards her, Denise right behind her.

"Mom." Emmalyn says surprised like.

"What do you think you're doing, don't ever leave my sight. Do you hear me don't you ever leave my sight again!" Claudia Joy yells going and taking Emmalyn's arm.

Emmalyn looks at her mother not knowing what to say. Denise goes over and pulls Claudia Joy back.

"Claudia Joy." Denise says to her.

Claudia Joy shakes her head and looks around. She sees people staring at her including Pamela and Roxy who are making their way towards them to help. Then Claudia Joy's head begins to spin. She begins to sweat.

"Oh my god what's happening?" Pamela asks going over to Claudia Joy trying to keep her from moving.

"She's having a panic attack." Denise says walking over to Claudia Joy.

Everything begins to turn and she begins to hear the sounds of the bombing. People yelling, people pushing, Amanda calling out for her, crying out her name, and then she hears a blast.

"No!" Claudia Joy yells out as she collapses to her knees on the floor.

That night Claudia Joy is looking in her mirror when Michael comes through the door.

"Emmalyn is staying the night with Denise." Michael says.

Claudia Joy continues to look at her mirror and begins to rearrange her jewelry in her night stand.

"What happened today?" Michael asks.

"Nothing." Claudia Joy replies.

"Come on Claudia Joy I am serious people have been talking about your display at the store earlier today." Michael says.

"It was nothing." Claudia Joy says to him looking straight at him, eyes and everything. The first time they have made eye contact since the bombing.

"It was not nothing, you had a panic attack." Michael says.

"Leave me alone." Claudia Joy says turning away from him.

"Claudia Joy you have got to stop behaving like this." Michael says.

"You're right because this is no way for the general's wife to be acting!" Claudia Joy yells as she leaves the room.

"That is not what I meant and you know it." Michael yells after her.

Claudia Joy just goes into Amanda's room and stares at it, she just stares at her bed, at the boxes her and Amanda packed the month before to be shipped out to UVA where Amanda was supposed to be attending. She stared at the pictures of her when she was little and pf her with her family. When Michael walks through the door.

"Claudia Joy." Michael says.

Claudia Joy doesn't answer him.

"Claudia Joy." Michael yells.

Claudia Joy turns around at him.

"What do want, what do you want to say to me." Claudia Joy says.

"We have got to talk." Michael says.

"I don't want to talk." Claudia Joy says harshly.

"It's been weeks, and we have barely even said three words to each other!" Michael says.

"My daughter just died!" Claudia Joy yells.

"Our daughter just died." Michael yells back louder.

Claudia Joy just looks blankly at him as tears well up in his eyes.

"And there wasn't a damn thing I could do about it." Michael says crying

Claudia Joy just stares at him tears in her eyes. Then she really begins to bawl and she drops to her knees.

"Oh god, oh god." Claudia Joy cries out.

Michael goes over to her and wraps his arms around her, and they both cry in each other's arms. They both let out the long awaited tears that have been building up and let them out.