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#58
(SORRY ! i've been soooo busy with work and lax, but
here's a new addition, and i might add another one too !
comment with what yoou think ! )
i woke up and
rolled over to an empty bed. i looked around the room,
and it was empty, the sun was shining through the window like
it was specifically seeking out my eyes to shine into. no one
was in cordin's house, so i made his bed and cleaned his
room a little bit. there was a picture of him and his
mom. his mom was wearing a pink hat to cover her bald
head, and it was after the race for the cure. my eyes
started watering and i walked out of his room. there was
a note on the counter addressed to me, so i read it.
"mom's viewing at 11, and the burial's at
1." the clock read 11:30, so i trudged over to my
house. i took a shower, and curled my hair. i put
on a black sweater with my black skirt, tights and black
flats. the jacket covered my bright blue cast, because
for may it was oddly cold. my hair was in a ponytail with
a headband, and i checked the obituary, and i recognized the
address immediately. they were burying cordin's mom
at the same cemetary as rob's. i wiped a tear as i
drove forty five minutes to the cemetary in new jersey. i
pulled into the cemetary, and there was a green tent right
where they were going to bury her. i saw cordin pacing
around a good 50 feet away. my heart broke as i got out
of the car and walked over to him to see his red, tear stained
face. tears had already fallen down my face, and he
wrapped me up in a huge hug. as he released me, i wiped a
tear falling from his eye, and whispered "it's going
to be okay." he turned as another family member
diverted his attention, when i saw something out of the corner
of my eye. first, all i saw was the huge tree that rob
was buried near, then as my eyes wandered towards his grave, i
saw him standing there, looking at his grave. i looked
around and everyone was heading towards the tombstone
area. i couldn't watch anyone else too young be put
into the ground, so i walked over to his grave.
"rob?" i called out, and he turned his head, and his
creased forehead and furrowed brow turned into a huge smile, as
he gave me a hug, and kissed my cheek. i felt him there,
rob was with me.
"what are you doing baby?" i whispered through the
tears streaming down my face.
"looking at this tombstone. they did an awful job at
cutting the edges," he showed at one of the edges i
haven't noticed.
"there's something else wrong with it," i
whispered, and he wiped a tear, and lifted my head to see
his.
"what baby?" he whispered.
"rob, it doesn't belong here." i said, and
started balling, "just like hers doesn't deserve to be
there, rob why is this world so cruel." i whispered, and
he quieted me, and we sat on the ground, and leaned on someone
else's tombstone.
"rob why did they take you?" i said, and put my head
on his shoulder.
"excuse me." i heard a high pitched voice yell, and
as soon as i heard it, i knew i was home.
"what?" i looked up at rob, and a huge smile was on
his face. i looked around his shoulder, and saw a girl
about 18 walking towards us. she had short blonde hair
and huge green eyes.
"no,"
"why him, why him?" she imitated me, and i
smiled. "ever ask why me?" she laughed, and i
got up and jumped into her arms.
"only every day." as more tears streamed down my
face. "melanie how did you get here?"
"he told me you were going to be here today. i'm
not sure how he does it, but he does it." she smiled, and
elbowed rob, who was still on the ground. "if i was
still there when you met him, i would have approved."
"melanie, is this what you would have looked like?" i
asked.
"well to your eyes, yes. hair's grown back thank
god." i laughed.
"nice going on your arm." she said, and poked at the
cast.
"wasn't my finest moment." i said.
"i know. i saw." she said, and shook her head.
"i miss you." i said, and another tear slid down my
face, as she looked up, and saw cordin walking away from the
crowd of people that were now standing. i looked at him,
and back at mel and rob.
"go get him, i'll come visit you later." she
said, and walked away. rob looked at me with his big blue rob
eyes, and i started crying. he wrapped me in a hug, and i just
silently broke down.
"he needs you now. you don't need me." he said. i
looked up at him.
"yes i do. don't leave." i said, and he
kissed my cheek, and disappeared. i guess he already
did.