Chapter 41 posted, I would have posted this chapter yesterday but the site was down for the past two days and couldn't access anything, it was so frustrating, but glad it's back to normal and now working ahead on the next chapter. Please enjoy reading and don't forget to leave a review.
-Carol
As night was almost approaching, they stopped around town at the flower shop.
"I haven't had a chance to stop by to put flowers at your mom's grave." Alex said.
"Well, not too long I stopped by with Andrea along with my friends, to leave flowers for both my mom and dad, even grandpa too." Sky said.
"Surprisingly you still remember mom's favorites, dad." Andrea said.
"Of course I do. The red roses were always her favorites." Alex said.
"I usually do this every year, your dad was like my brother and your grandfather was like my father." Eric said.
"He was also like our grandfather too, dad." Megan said.
"So he would feel happy and not alone." Tyler said.
"To me you were always like family, Eric along with Taylor too." Sky said.
"Thanks. Glad you do think of me as part of the family." Eric said, as they all got in the car, and headed their way to the cemetery.
When they arrived and also seeing Trip, Lucas, and Katie just arriving.
"Hey. Surprise seeing you all here." Taylor said.
"Well we thought of stopping by, while we have a chance." Katie said.
"It's been a while, we miss them." Lucas said.
"They were our friends and will never forget them." Trip said.
"Here. I'll give you each two flowers." Andrea said, handing them two flowers, then stood by the rest, and Eric started to say something.
"Hey Wes. It's been years now since your no longer here. Taylor and I have been doing okay along with our kids, they've grown up and have been doing good in college. I'm just glad over the years everyone has been doing okay. We all miss you." Eric said, putting the flowers on Wes's grave and some on Jen's grave too even on Mr. Collins grave.
"Jennifer, I'm sorry I couldn't keep your promise and that I left for four years, but I'm trying to make things right for both Sky and Andrea, I'll do my best to be there for them as long as I'm here." Alex said, putting the flowers on Jen's grave.
"Mom. Dad. Grandpa. There are many things I wish I could tell you all if you were all still alive, you all would have been proud of me. I miss you all." Sky said, putting the flowers on both his parents and grandfathers graves, along with Trip, Lucas, and Katie putting their flowers too.
"Come on, we better get going. It's going to get dark." Eric said.
"I'll go and walk my way back with RIC." Sky said.
"Will go with you, to keep you company." Katie said.
"Were heading our way back too." Lucas said.
"We got to stick together here, anyway." Trip said.
"Sure. Why not." Sky responded. "Thanks again for inviting me Eric."
"Your welcome. Have a good night." Eric said.
"Be careful on your way." Taylor said.
"Bye. Take care." Tyler said.
"See you, Sky." Megan said.
"Bye Sky." Andrea said.
"Safe walk back. Bye." Alex said, as Sky was about to go by RIC along with Trip, Lucas, Katie, he turned around and walked back by Alex and Andrea.
"Hey...Just wanted to say thanks for having some time for not only Andrea, but for me also. You are keeping your word for us." Sky said.
"Your welcome, it means a lot to me." Alex responded, as Sky was starting to walk his way back with RIC, Katie, Trip, and Lucas.
While Eric and Taylor, along with their kids, Alex and Andrea got in Eric's car then started driving their way back. When suddenly two mysterious hooded people appeared by Jen's grave, one took the flowers off the grave then crushed them and walked away, but the other secretly left a flower on her grave then walked away, both of them disappearing.
When arriving at the clock tower, Sky said good-bye to Trip, Lucas, and Katie, then went inside along with RIC heading upstairs, seeing his friends still awake and watching TV.
"Hey guys. I see your all still awake." Sky said.
"We're just chiling a bit." Jack said.
"And not quite tired yet." Syd said.
"How did it go with your step-dad?" Z asked.
"It was alright, just went out on a picnic along with Andrea, Tyler, Megan, and their parents, then went to leave flowers for my parents and grandfather, even ran into my parents friends there too and walked me back here." Sky answered.
"At least you had a good time, as long as your in a good mood." Bridge said and Syd punched his arm. "Oww."
"What do you mean by that?" Sky asked.
"He means the other day when you introduced us to your step-dad, you didn't seem happy to see him." Syd explained.
"It's been a bit complicated between me and him." Sky said.
"You weren't okay with him marrying your mom or what?" Z asked.
"You did say they were engaged before back then." Jack said.
"I was a kid, I didn't know what was missing around me, my mom had been telling me stories about a friend who she'd miss so much, me not knowing that it was about my dad." Sky explained.
"When did you realize that you didn't have a dad?" Bridge asked.
"I was drawing with Tyler and Megan, they asked what I drew, I showed them that I drew my mom, my uncle, and grandfather, even my mom's friends. Megan asked me why didn't draw my dad, I told her I don't know if I had one, then Tyler said everyone has a dad." Sky said.
"Who knew Tyler was a little sefish there as a kid." Z said.
"Anyway, I never thought or realized who my mom was talking about, until I asked her why I didn't have a dad." Sky explained.
"Well from what you already told us, your dad sounds like an amazing person." Jack said.
"He was, I sort of thought my mom might of felt alone and me thinking what if she and my step-dad might of been in love, then I would have finally have a dad." Sky said.
"If you don't mind us asking, how did your mom die?" Syd asked, and Sky cleared his throat.
"She got sick and only had a few months to live, thought she would have made it, till my birthday, but she died a few days before I turned eighteen." Sky answered, and felt sad.
"We're sorry about your mom." Z said.
"You probably didn't have it easy then." Bridge said.
"I didn't, I wasn't as close to my step-dad ever since my grandfather passed away, I was thirteen. I felt like I no longer needed him and that when I turned eighteen I would just leave and he'll have Andrea to worry about, but things didn't go as I planned." Sky said.
"What do you mean?" Jack asked.
"I had a bit of an argument with him, I told him I didn't need him anymore, that I can take care of himself, and was nothing to me." Sky explained.
"You sounded a little harsh on him when you told him that." Syd said.
"I'll admit it was, I thought it was my fault that he left after I told him all that, he left a letter saying he was leaving and to take care of Andrea, then wished he had told me many things if my mom was still alive, but couldn't. I was so upset after I was done reading his letter, Andrea was sad to know her dad wasn't coming back." Sky explained.
"So you and Andrea were on your own." Z said.
"Yeah. It wasn't easy at first, I had to get a part time job along with Tyler and Megan after school, we had help from Eric and Taylor, they watched Andrea while I was working. After we graduated high school, we worked full time in the summer until both Tyler and Andrea left for college and I left to go to SPD academy, Andrea stayed with Eric and Taylor in their care." Sky said.
"How long you haven't heard from your step-dad?" Bridge asked.
"For four long years, when he just suddenly came back, I was angry at him for leaving us, I didn't want to hear his reason on why he did, I didn't even want to see him. Though eventually he started telling me and Andrea everything." Sky answered.
"I guess that explains everything, but maybe you should give your step-dad a chance." Jack said.
"Yeah. He seems nice and really is trying to make things up to you." Syd said.
"Andrea has told me the same thing too, and since he has told me pretty much everything...I guess I should." Sky said.
"Well there you go, it's a start there." Z said.
"As long as things go okay with you so far." Bridge said, and Syd punched his arm again. "Owww! Syd."
"Bridge. You and your silly self. Do you hear him, Sky." Syd said.
"I don't know what you mean by that, Bridge, but anyway let's call it a night guys." Sky said.
"You said it, now were starting to get tired here." Jack said.
"Come on, let's start heading to our beds." Z said, as they were all laid on their beds then fell asleep.
Chapter 42 coming soon.
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