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About 10 minutes after I convinced Sheriff Dearbone to detain my parents at the morgue until I get there, there was a raid at Fangtasia, which Sookie warned Eric about.

Let's see how she's going to explain that one.

When Bill and Sookie came to the car, I told them that I needed to go to the morgue ASAP, and after I explained to Bill what ASAP meant we were speeding towards Bon Temps.

On the way there Sookie needed a breather. So Bill stopped the car and let her calm down. And I understand that Sookie is a little shaken, but I really needed to get to Bon Temps, like, right now.

Things went down hill from there.

A police officer noticed the car and started asking question regarding Fangtasia. We were pretty much screwed if it wasn't for Bill who started hypnotizing, or glamouring as Sookie told me, the officer. Sookie and I freaked out a little. Especially when Bill started talking about the officer's gun like he wanted to make love to it.

Sometimes Bill is really creepy.

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When we parked outside the morgue, I shot out of the car barely saying goodbye because a) I was in a hurry, and b) Bill freaked me out.

When I went inside I could see them talking to Mike Spencer, they were asking him why they couldn't see their daughter's body.

"What makes you think you can see her?" They turned around at the sound of my voice. I turned to Mike. "Could you give us a minute?" I asked.

"No problem" And off he went.

"Adrian, you grown so much" My mother said. I noticed that they were getting closer.

"After six years I ought to, don't you think?" They're still getting closer. "Could you, just stay at a safe distance? Thanks"

"Look, I know you don't want to see us, but we just want to see Dawn and start the preparations to take her back to Monroe" He said.

Take her back to Monroe?

I think not.

"You can't"

"What do you mean we can't?"

"Dawn got emancipated, remember? That's how we could move out of the house, out of your lives."

"Adrian please, we just want to give our daughter a last goodbye, a proper burial" My mom said.

"How could you do that? You're" I pointed to him. "a drunk who can't keep a job. And you" I pointed to my mom. "Don't work. What kind of proper burial could you give her?"

"For your information" He started to say. "I've been sober for two years, since those vampers came out, and now have a respectful job"

"Two years?" I asked. He nodded proudly. "You waited four years to get your act together? The fact that your own children preferred to take their chances out in the open than to stay with you wasn't enough?"

He started to say something but I didn't let him. "The only reason you quit drinking was because you couldn't survive drunk"

"Is more than that" My mother said. "We wanted to be better so that you and your sister could come back. Is never to late to change"

"But it is. Dawn is dead"

"But we can still make it up to her by giving her a proper burial" He said. "And you can still come back with us"

"No"

"Adrian" My mom started to say.

"You can't make it up to her. It's too late. And you're crazy if you think I'm coming back with you."

"What could possibly keep you here?" He asked.

"A life. A life I actually like."

"But family has to stay together" My mom said.

"You're right. So leave me with Dawn who is my only family and go back to Monroe"

Mom started sobbing. My father was starting to get angry.

"Listen, we have the right…" He started to say, but I wasn't finished.

"You lost any right you had over us a long time ago, so drop it"

He stormed out of the morgue looking really frustrated.

Mom stayed in her place.

"Can I please see her?" She asked.

"Do you really want to?" I was even wondering if I wanted to see her. I don't think I could stand seeing her lifeless body again.

"Just one last time"

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After Mike showed us where they were keeping Dawn's body, we found ourselves looking at her lying in the steel table, covered in a white blanket.

She looked peaceful now that she had her eyes closed.

She also looked so… dead.

It's hard to see her like this. Even though she still has her tan and her hair is the same, she looks different. Like a shell.

Mom left after a while. I guess it was too much for her.

It was too much for me. Especially now that the teardrops started. I was supposed to wait until I got to Sookie's, but this was just too much.

This whole thing is really fucked up.

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I woke up early in Jason's old room. After I left the morgue I walked back to the Stackhouse's. I needed the walk to think things through, like what happened with my parents, which was incredibly draining.

Or what was I going to do with Dawn?

If I did a funeral It would be filled with people that really didn't know her. That just wanted to hear more gossip. Dawn liked attention, but not that kind.

I still had this doubts in the morning as I went downstairs to get some juice.

But my thoughts were interrupted when I see a lot of food in the kitchen table. Food sealed with foil and put in Tupperware.

The type of food people send you when someone dies.

Nice.

"People brought it yesterday." Adele said from behind me.

"I see" I said as I rummaged through the food. There was meatloaf from Maxine Fortenberry, it had a note attached that said 'Dear Adrian, I'm sorry about Dawn's death; if you want to talk to someone I'm here for you'. In other words, she wants to hear how I found the body.

There were also cookies from Arlene. 'Adrian, I'm so sorry about what happened to Dawn. P.S. The kids don't really know that she died so if they asked she's in vacation with Jesus'.

Coby and Lisa also write a note 'We hope Dawn enjoys her vacation with Jesus, and we also hope you feel better'. Those kids are the best.

Oooh, someone brought cheesecake.

I was about to grabbed it when Adele stopped me.

"Oh no, young lady. You are not eating that for breakfast. Help me put that in the counter and I'll serve you some eggs."

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Sookie came down a while later, while Adele was talking to someone on the phone about Bill's appearance at the church. I wasn't going because tonight is when I would decide what to do with Dawn.

That sounded bad.

"Phone's been ringin' early today" Sookie noted.

"Everyone is excited about meetin' the town's vampire tonight." Then she smiles at Sookie while she serves her eggs. "I didn't hear ya come in last night."

I kept eating silently.

"You went to bed early. You didn't wanna hear me come in."

That reminds me, I need to ask Sookie what happened with Bill.

"Well…" Adele chuckles. "I just thought I'd give you a little privacy, is all"

Adele, you little matchmaker.

"Am I really that much of a lost cause that you gotta pin all your hopes for me on a vampire?" Sookie asked.

Ouch.

"But he really seems like a very nice man." Until he starts glamouring people.

And for the rest of the morning it was all about Sookie's vampire drama.

When vampires first came out, the only drama was about if they were going to go on a killing spree. Now, it's about if they would be interested in you, how long should you wait until you let him bite you, etc.

I'm pretty sure there's a section in Cosmopolitan dedicated to vampires.

Around 1 o'clock I knew what I wanted to do regarding Dawn. And I decided to call Hannah to be with me during the process.

"You wouldn't mind coming to Bon Temps today?" I asked her when she picked up.

"I'm already in my car pulling out of the university"

"Really?"

"Yes, really. I was going to wait for you to call, but I got impatient."

I told her I'll meet her outside the morgue, directions weren't needed because her car has a GPS system.

An hour later her white convertible pulled into the morgue parking lot. She made quite a contrast dressed in a black dress coming out of her white BMW, her blonde hair was pulled in a ponytail.

I on the other hand, was dressed in black jeans and a black long sleeved bloused, and my light brown hair was down.

I really hope the morgue's AC is on.

"Hi" Hannah said while hugging me. "Are you ok?"

"Kinda" I said when she let go of me. "My parents came last night; they wanted to take Dawn's body back to Monroe"

"Oh my god, did you stand up to them?"

"I like to think so, yeah"

"So, what are we doing here?" She asked while looking at the building.

"I don't want to make a funeral for Dawn. There's only going to be people starving for gossip, and I don't think I could stand it"

"Of course"

"I want to cremate her" She turned to looked at me wide eyed

"Are you sure?"

"Yes, that way it will be discreet. Plus, I don't think Dawn would like a bunch of worms ruining her face."

"Are you going to keep her ashes?"

"I don't know. I mean, I don't know where to put them."

"Don't they give you like a vase or something?"

"Yeah, but is not like I can put the vase in my nightstand"

"You could bury it"

"What?"

"You could bury the vase in a place she would like"

"Like the white house backyard" I said jokingly. Dawn really liked my sorority house. I remembered how excited she was when I told her I was accepted.

I came hurrying into Merlotte's and found her waiting by the bar.

"Dawn, Dawn!"

"What, what is it?" She looked up alarmed.

"I'm OK" I told her smiling widely.

"Ok, that's good" She said still looking at me strangely.

"No, I mean I'm OK" I said slowly.

Her eyes widened and she started squealing. "You're OK!" Then she turned to look at the costumers who were looking at us like we were crazy. "My sister is OK!" Then we started jumping up and down while holding hands and squealing.

"That's a good idea" Hannah said. "We could ask Cassie" Cassie is OK President. "We could even make a ceremony or something!"

"Don't you think is a little creepy?"

"Of course not, she could even have her own little corner"

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Turns out, Cassie thinks is a good idea, she says it will show the pledges family bonding.

I think she's just letting me do this because she feels bad for me. Either way, everybody wins.

So after the cremation process was completed and they put the ashes in the designated vase, we were on our way to Shreveport.

"I just called Cassie and she says that they're getting everything ready" Hannah said on the way.

"Well, that's…good" I guess.

It's really weird being in a car with your sister's ashes on the backseat.

When we got to the OK house everything was silent. We got out of the car, me with the vase in my arms, and made our way to the door.

There was a note attached to it. 'BACKYARD'.

Alright…

We made our way to the backyard and saw what looked like Christmas lights surrounding the yard. All the sisters were there, wearing white cloaks, surrounding a small hole in the corner. One of the sisters came and handed us a couple of cloaks.

"Why white?" I said after I put on my cloak.

"Because black would be too creepy" Cassie answered. "Now come, we're about to start"

We were in a half circle surrounding the hole, with Cassie and I being in the middle

"We are gathered here" Cassie started. "To honor and say goodbye to Dawn Green, beloved sister to our own Adrian. Thus, making her a honorary OK sister to all of us." Then she turned to me. "Would you like to say a few words Adrian?"

I step closer to the hole and held up the vase containing Dawn's ashes. "Now and forever, you'll always live in my heart. We'll be ok, sooner or later, we'll be ok"

Then I gently put the vase in the hole. Some of the pledges came carrying shovels and started burying the ashes.

"Isn't that a Phil Collins song?" Hannah asked when I came to stand by her.

"It depends on the version…" I trailed down. Hannah hugged me.

When the pledges finished, other ones came and put this little white fence so that It surrounds the little hole.

Hannah handed me a bouquet of flowers and gestured to the corner. I went to the little memorial that the sisters just made, which I'll always be grateful for, and put the flowers on the place where the hole was a minute ago.

I stared down a it for a second, trying to process everything that has happened in just one weekend.

I really hoped that wherever she may be, Dawn finds peace.

I'll miss you forever.

Goodbye Dawn

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