Then my phone rang, it was my mum.
Me:' hey..'
Mum:' mitchie, honey, are you okay?'
Me:' yeah.. why?'
Mum:' I saw your interview with latterman.. that song.. you sang it perfectly mitchie!'
Me:' thank you mum.. but I am really fine..'
Mum:' okay baby girl.. what are you going to do now?'
Me:' I really miss caitlyn, so I am thinking to call her and meet her somewhere!'
Mum:' okay honey.. be safe..'
Me:' I will..' then I hung up.
Me:' shane, can you please drive me to caitlyn's house?'
Shane:' yeah sure! We have a radio interview next, then I'll come to pick you up, okay?'
Me:' okay shane!' he drove me to caitlyn's house, I kissed him and then I left. I knocked on her door, she opened, I hugged her then we both went to her room.
Caitlyn:' I miss you..'
Me:' me too Caitlyn! So what is up with you?'
Caitlyn:' nothing much! Hanging out with barron and sander most of the time!'
Me:' oh good! I haven't seen them in a while!'
Caitlyn:' yeah you have been busy..'
Me:' yeah.. wait, are you mad at me?'
Caitlyn:' no why?'
Me:' because you sound like you are mad at me for being a bit busy lately!'
Caitlyn:' a bit? Mitchie I haven't seen you in a week or so!'
Me:' I am sorry Caitlyn! I just have a lot on my plate right now!'
Caitlyn:' whatever! You are a celebrity now so who cares?'
Me:' I do! I care Caitlyn! I am sorry Caitlyn! I would never ignore you even if I became a diva! You are my sister Caitlyn! Nobody will ever take your place!'
Caitlyn:' I know.. I am sorry.. I was just scared..'
Me:' well don't be!' then I hugged her. We talked for a while about shane and singing and all that happened. Then shane called me.
Shane:' hey mitchie!'
Me:' hey shane, are you coming?'
Shane:' yeah.. I'll be here in 10!'
Me:' okay shane.. bye' then I hung up. I went to the living room, and waited for shane, when I saw his car I hugged Caitlyn and told her to sleep over at my house the next day, she agreed. I got into shane's car and kissed his cheek.
Shane:' it's still early, so what now?'
Me:' we still haven't thanked the kids from the hospital!'
Shane:' great idea! Lets go!' then he drove us to the hospital. We walked together till we got to where the kids were, they hugged us and they were so happy to see us! Which made us happy! But something was missing..
Me:' hey guys! Where is paige?' then a nurse came and whispered in my ear.
Nurse:' she died on the day of the concert.. when she came back here..' I gasped, so shane came and sat next to me.
Shane:' what is it?'
Me:' paige.. she is.. dead!'
Shane:' oh my God! When?'
Me:' on the same day of the concert shane.. just when she got back here!' shane took me outside because I couldn't cry infront of the kids, then he hugged me tight.
Shane:' at least she could make her dream come true..'
Me:' she was 3 shane! 3!'
Shane:' I know.. but you knew she was ill.. and at least she is in a better place now.. it is better for her..' I nodded. Then as shane was holding me I found a woman wearing black leaving a room with a box full of things, I walked towards her and shane came with me.
Me:' hi..'
Woman:' do I know you?'
Me:' I am mitchie torres.. I was wondering.. are you paige's mother?'
Woman:' yes..'
Me:' I was her friend.. I took her to the concert the other day..'
Woman:' I know who you are.. she talked about you a lot..'
Me:' she did?' the woman nodded.
Me:' she is a very special girl.. I'll never forget her..' the woman nodded, then she started crying, I couldn't stop myself from hugging her, she hugged back, then she dropped the box so shane carried it. I helped her sit on a chair, and I was still holding her.
Woman:' she always dreamt of.. being a big star.. she loved singing and performing!'
Me:' I know.. she told me..'
Woman:' she didn't get to graduate.. or go to prom.. or marry.. or have children.. or have her first boyfriend.. she was 3!'
Me:' she did go to her first concert.. and she made her dream come true.. she sang with her idol and everybody fell in love with her! She was an amazing girl and she will never be forgotten..'
The woman nodded. But I kept holding her until she could let it all out. A while later she pulled herself together and forced a smile.
Woman:' I am sorry I fell apart like that..' I smiled.
Me: ' don't worry about it mrs…'
Woman:' mrs. Taylor..'
Me:' nice to meet you mrs. Taylor..' she smiled, then she looked at shane who smiled at her, she tried to take the box but shane stopped her.
Shane:' we'll walk you to your car..'
Mrs. Taylor:' thank you..' then we walked her to her car, she hugged me and shane and thanked us again, then as she was getting into her car she looked at me.
Mrs. Taylor:' mitchie, shane, how about you two come to the funeral tomorrow? It would mean so much to me!'
Me:' of course mrs. Taylor..' she smiled.
Shane:' we'll be there..' then she got into her car and drove away. Then we walked to shane's car, the drive was silent, I didn't feel like talking.
Me:' shane.. can you please take me to the graveyards?'
Shane:' now? It is late mitchie..'
Me:' I know.. I know shane.. but I just.. I need to talk to him!'
Shane:' okay mitchie..' then he drove me to the graveyards, when we got there I got out of the car and so did he.
Me:' you don't have to come with me.. you can go home..'
Shane:' I am not leaving you here alone!' I forced a smile, he held my hand until we got to my dad's grave. I sat infront of it, and shane stood next to me holding my hand.
Me:' hey daddy… I missed you.. daddy an awful thing happened today! Paige.. that sweet 3 year old.. passed away yesterday! She was… amazing dad! I hate cancer! It took away so many people from me! It doesn't make sense daddy!' I was crying hard so shane sat next to me and pulled me into a tight hug, I hugged back, a while later he helped to his car. My phone rang and when I heard the ringtone I started crying again, it was " I want to hold your hand" glee version, so shane helped me into his car then he took my phone and answered.
Shane:' hello?'
Caller:' shane?'
Shane:' yeah! Mrs. Connie..'
Mum:' where is mitchie?'
Shane:' she is with me.. don't worry.. '
Mum:' then why isn't she answering the phone?'
Shane:' something happened.. I'll tell you when we are home.. ok?'
Mum:' okay shane.. I am waiting for you guys..' then she hung up. Shane drove me back to the house, but he came inside with me, my mum opened the door and hugged me, I hugged back.
Me:' I'll go to sleep now.. goodnight..' and I walked to my room without even saying goodbye to shane, he turned around with a sigh but my mum stopped him.
Mum:' sleep over shane! She might need you..' shane nodded. He sat on the couch and my mum sat beside him.
Mum:' so what happened shane?'
Shane:' there was this girl.. paige… she had leukemia and she was 3.. she passed away on the day of the concert..'
Mum:' oh my.. that is why mitchie is so sad.. mitchie really loved paige, she reminded her of Ashley..' shane nodded.
Mum:' well thank you for taking care of her shane..'
Shane:' sure mrs. Connie!' she hugged him then she went to her room, shane laid back on the couch but he couldn't sleep. He kept thinking about paige, her smile, her voice, her hope, her love to live, she was an amazing girl!
He stayed like that for hours, then he realized the sun was coming up, and it was morning, he rubbed his eyes, then he went to the bathroom and washed his face. Then he decided to check on me, he knocked on my door then he came in, he found me, on bed, awake but tears streaming down my face. He sat on the bed next to me, he played in my hair, then he kissed me forehead.
Shane:' you didn't sleep?' I nodded in refuse.
Shane:' if it hurts that much.. we can not go to the funeral..'
Me:' no shane.. we will go… and we will be there for mrs. Taylor.. and for paige..' shane leaned closer and hugged me from behind, his arms raped around my waist, his breath in my hair, I fitted perfectly in his arms. We stayed like that for a while, then my mum yelled saying that breakfast was ready. So shane got up and I sat properly, then I went into the bathroom to change. I wore a black skirt, with a black shirt, I straightened my hair and wore my black shoes, then I walked out of the bathroom, shane smiled at me and I forced a smile back, we walked downstairs together, my mum made breakfast.
Mum:' good morning guys.. I made breakfast!'
Me:' thanks mum.. but I don't feel like eating..' she sighed.
Shane:' me neither..' then I kissed my mum and she hugged shane then we left. The drive was quite, until shane's phone rang.
Shane:' hey nate..'
Nate:' hey shane! Where are you?'
Shane:' I am with mitchie.. we are going to a funeral..'
Nate:' whose funeral?'
Shane:' a girl from those who came from the hospital.. she was 3..' when I heard that a tear escaped from my eyes.
Nate:' oh man.. how is mitchie?'
Shane:' not good man..'
Nate:' okay.. if you guys need anything call me!'
Shane:' okay..' then he hung up. We got to the church where they were having the funeral, mrs. Taylor was sitting crying, so I walked towards her and hugged her, then she hugged shane too, we sat next to her.
Mrs. Taylor:' mitchie.. can you please say a few words?'
Me:' me?'
Mrs. Taylor:' please…' I nodded, then I walked to the stand, I took a deep breath and tried to pull myself together.
Me:' hello everybody.. I am mitchie torres.. I knew paige from the hospital.. that girl had a spirit that could take your breath away and make you fall in love with her at first sight! Even though she was going through hell, she always smiled.. I am 18 and she was 3.. but she taught me so much.. paige and I had something in common.. we both love music.. so one day, I took her with all her friends to connection 3's concert.. she was so happy! Shane even let her sing a song with them, and as expected, she stole the lights, and everybody fell in love with the 3 year old diva!.. you see.. I know a thing or two about loss.. and pain.. I lost my younger sister about a year and a half ago.. then I lost my father about one month ago.. both died of cancer.. so I know how hard it is to feel incomplete! Like something is missing.. but paige left us great memories and life lessons! So she will always live inside of us.. her smile will always be infront of us.. we'll always remember paige as a girl who fought hard.. as a girl who never lost hope.. as a girl who loved to smile no matter what! And that is the girl we are going to remember..'
