Chapter 30
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After her fight with her mother Eve just shut herself off in her room. She did her homework and watched tv. Tonight was the season finale of a soap opera Eve had been watching since she was a kid. There was some question about whether it would return next season. They took the chance and ended the season on a cliffhanger. A main character was shot by an unknown assailant. Eve believed it was the man's ex-wife, which was a shame because Eve was still rooting for them to get back together. This show had been on the air for nine seasons, it would be a shame if it ended like this. This cliffhanger might be fun over the summer, give people a chance to talk about something other than ELE. The next morning Kendall made a big breakfast for Eve, possibly to make up for yesterday. Eve ate in silence. Before she left for school Kendall kissed Eve on the forehead. Eve accepted this kiss but did not return it. Eve cooled down somewhat at school. It was 1167 days until impact, there seemed little point in carrying grudges. Pope Peter II had said it was more important than ever to forgive each other. Just as Peter was trying to get nations and races to forgive each other, Eve would forgive her mother. This day Cujo was outside, barking. Eve went inside to talk to her mother. She found Kendall lying unconsciouss on her bed. This was an all too familiar site these days. Eve tried to decide whether to let her sleep it off, or wake her up and apologize immediately. Then Eve saw the blood on the bed. She ran to her mother to wake her up, but it was no use. Eve called 911. They sent an ambulance, but when Eve saw the gun she knew it was too late. Her mother had committed suicide.
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When Zack came home he found Eve in a state of shock. His wife was dead, their daughter found the body. He tried to comfort Eve, while also answering the paramedic's questions. There wasn't much questio that Kendall had shot herself in the head. Before 2/4 it was a bit unusual for women to commit suicide with a fire-arm, but was becoming more common. Noone thought Eve had killed her mother, she'd just been unlucky enought to find the body. But Eve did blame herself, their fight had pushed her mother over the edge. Eve would likely always carry around this guilt. An even if she didn't blame herself, they would never again be able to reconcile with each other.