Soon it was time to say good bye to Karen that was to be the hardest part and even Kevin their oldest brother was released from the jail with a tag on his ankle for the funarel but after that was over he'd be going back inside again and also carol was back with them so everyone along with Stans family went to the funiral home to see Karen before the funiral
Kenny dreaded it and also Stan and Kyle were their too close by his side for support they a feared that Karen would be a messdue to the force of thr blow where she hit her head Kenny expected to see a huge gash on her head but to everyone's suprise and releife their wasent a mark on Karen she lay in a white casket if asleep and looked beautiful and it looked if she even had a small smile on her face and she looked so at peace now becouse she was now at peace
After Karen died at first she felt and seen nothing all her senses went numb their was nothing but blackness then in thr distance she heard a beautiful gentle voice calling her name saying Karen Karen come on sweetheart its time to come home and Karen was aware of a person nearby and felt a warmth
Karen then seen an elderly woman dressed in white who went over to her and hugged her then kissed her forhead and stroked her hair then took her by the hand and led her back to the beautiful garden with the other children again and like Karen they were all dressed in white and Karen now wore a beautiful white lacy sundress with dasies round the bottom of it and white sandles and her hair hung to mid back and shone a rich deep chestnut colour and had curls in it and a white ribbon toed in it too and Karen felt so happy being here
Hi their Karen welcome to paradise the other children said coming over and hugging her
Thank you oh I love it here but I so don't want to leave I'm so happy here I don't want to go back to my horrible life said Karen
Darling you don't have to not now you can stay here forever now and make this place your home the kind woman said and suddenly Karen seemed to know her for some reason
Grandma Karen said in a confused way as her grandma died when she was very young and she hardly knew the woman
Yes my angel I am your grandma and I have waited for you since I came here yet I didn't think you would come to me so soon but your safe now darling no one can hurt you here ever again the kindly woman said hugging Karen again
Hi their Karen great to see you again said a voice it belonged to the little boy shed played with in her dreams and now it hit her how she knew him he'd been her friend in the past
Nelson oh your okay now your cancer is gone and you have hair you look so healthy too Karen said hugging Nelson then gently touching his thick soft dark hair
Well in heaven no one gets sick God cured me when I came here so I don't have cancer and I had my hair when I arrived I feel great now Nelson said smiling and holding Karen's hand
Oh that's great I'm so happy for you Nelson said Karen smilling then paused
You said heaven I'm in heaven how come how did I get here asked Karen confused
You died don't you remeber you struck your head on your family's table and it caused a bleeding or something in your brain and you died cos of it Nelson said
I I'm dead Karen said then thought it was beginning to make sense as her grandma who stood behind her had died a few years ago also Nelson died of Leukemia about a couple of years ago and the other children must be dead too
What about the other children asked Karen looking at them
We all died Karen I was killed with my sister in a road smash said a girl pointing to a smaller girl and then other children came foward and told how they died
Dont you remeber dying another boy said
No I do remeber I had a mom and siblings 2 brothers that's all Karen said as all her bad memories were gone including that of her father
You will get used to it and we can still look down on the loved ones we left behind but come with me and I will show you around a taller girl said smiling at Karen
Oh okay then then glanced at her grandma who smiled warmly as she went off to explore
Oh wow I can fly said Karen happly as her and Nelson lept like 20 feet in the air and did a backflip and soon the sound of laughter rang out as Karen was at last very happy in her new heavenly home
But not everyone was happy as soon the day of Karen's funarel came and Kenny really dreaded it it was a small and simple service and Kyle and Stans parents helped meet the costs and Karen was buried innthe little white casket and dressed in a white lace sundress and a little cheap tiara on her head the funiral home fixed her hair and got the tugs out as she couldn't feel it so her hair was cleaned and back to how it should be and curled too and also her beloved pinky princess doll was in her arms and also in beside her was a photo of Carol and Kenny and a bunch of dasies placed in her hands and also their was other flowers a wreath shaped as a pink teddy bear and some other bunches of flowers and the people that turned up were Stan and Kyles families the Tuckers the Tweaks Clyde and his dad the staff from the school and some neighbours and also Kenny Kevin and their mom
Seeing the tiny white casket being lowerd into the cold ground broke Kenny's heart he felt that he'd let Karen down he was her gaurdian angel ment to protect her now she was dead and his world had ended but he stood strong and put on a brave face but inside he was broken it was the hardest thing he had to do was say goodbye to his dear sweet little sister
The next day carol along with Kenny Kevin Stan Kyle and Mrs Marsh went to see the floral tributes that had been left for Karen at the house
Their we're teddy bears cards and flowers bearing cards saying sleep saftly little angel or safe in the arms of Jesus RIP Angel
Kenny was quiet for a bit as he read the cards and fingers some of thr stuffed toys now getting wet with the rain but Kenny at first said nothing then felt a hand on his shoulder it was Kyle asking are you okay dude I'm so sorry
I let her down Kyle I let my beloved little sister down I should have been their for her to protect her but she insisted that shed be okay oh god I should have known better if I'd have stayed she'd be still alive today said Kenny chocking back a sob
Kenny its not your fault stop being hard on yourself Stan said as Kenny shook his head
No it is my fault I choose to stay at your house Stan to watch stupid Terrance and Philip and put myself before Karen when I should been at home protecting her and now look what's happand I'm to blame wept Kenny
Stan and Kyle both knew that no words could comfort Kenny just now as his pain was too raw and he'd be like this for a long time but both boys hoped that time would help heal Kenny a little and that they'd be their for him when he needed them and even Cartman left Kenny alone after Kyle threatening to go all Jesey shore on him so Catman kept his distance
About a week later all the flowers and toys were eventually removed from the Mcormick house and Kenny said that Karen would have wanted the toys to be donated to the children's wards at the hospital and the fresh flowers that were still their were given to the old people's home and the flowers that were dead we're trashed but carol kept all the cards and letters of sympothy left and because the house was a major crime scean the family were rehoused in town not far from Stan and Kyle he was now. Innthe next street and 10 miniute walk instead of like a mile away and charity furnished their house and Kenny felt sad as it was an up and down stairs house and Karen always wanted that kind of house too
Soon time flew by and now it was almost a year since Karen died and a lot had happand in that year really the McCormick old house had been torn down and they were living permently in town carol was clean of drugs and drink and had smartened up and got a Jon so the family had money now but Kenny still missed Karen terribly but his friends were right the pain had eased a bit and their was good news too Stuart had been hit with a very heavy jail sentence and Kenny would be older than he is now by the time he got out and also the family had electricity and hot water and hot meals every night
Also Kenny desided to pluck up the courage and visit Karen's grave for the first time as he'd been to upset in the past and he too, Stan and Kyle too and they told Cartman they'd meet him later at Sizzlers so Kenny braced himself for seeing the grave something he dreaded
The few people who'd attended the funarel clubbed together and got Karen a headstone nothing fancy really compared to some of the headstones in the cemetery but it was a small pretty little gravestone a small white book and next to it a little Angel staue kneeling in prayer and it was under the shade of a beautiful pink cherry blossom tree as Karen loved those trees and playing with the pink flower petals so being buried next to one would be perfect for her and as it was a hot day it kept the grave shaded from the summer sun and also the winter weather when it came along
Are you sure your okay their Kenny asked Kyle as they stood by the grave looking at it and Stan and Kyle also laid flowers too as Kenny had brought some flowers and alo Kyle laid some stones on the grave a Jewish custom or something he'd said and Stan also placed a small hand held windmill at the grave as Karen loved windmills
Yeah I'll be fine you guys I just want some alone time with Karen that's all I'll catch up with you both later by the gates then we can go and find Cartman Kenny said
Yeah he's at Sizzlers I think but we will be by the cemetery gates if you need us just. Give us a shout or a text said Kyle patting Kenny on the shoulder as the blond nodded
Kenny then watched Stan and Kyle head towards the gates only pausing to look at some really old tomb stones that were from over 100 years ago or more before turning back to Karen's grave and choking back tears glad his friends couldn't see him cry and he sank to his knees as all his pain came out
Well that's that chappy done next one coming soon