The Nicole Henderson Series 🥀⚰️🪦

Ultimate sacrifice

The Nicole Henderson Series

By: Karlee England

Chapter 15

P.O.V/ Sam Roberts:

It's been two months now since we layed Mom to rest. It's still difficult to face the fact that she's not coming back and it's hard to deal with sometimes but I keep going because I know that's what she would want. Riley still hasn't fully let go of her emotions because I can tell she's trying to be strong for me and Dad. Today is Sunday July 3, 2011. The fourth of July is tomorrow Mom and Dad would always take that day off of work and get everyone together and shoot off fireworks in the backyard. This year Dad has planned the party but he doesn't get off work until 5:00 pm, Riley has to work until 4:00 pm. I'm off today but Valerie has to work until 6:00 pm. So I take a shower at noon after I took Valerie to work I did some chores around the house and by four Riley arrives home. She greets me then walks up stairs to shower she comes back down stairs fifteen minutes later she has her hair down she is wearing a T-shirt that has black short sleeves with a black collar the front and back of the shirt is white, she's wearing a pair of regular fit women's jeans that are dark blue with a pair of Nike Sb low dunks that are black and white. I'm wearing my hair down and the same kind of shirt she has on except mine has white short sleeves and a white collar the front and the back is dark grey, I'm wearing a pair dark blue boot cut jeans with a pair of Nike SBs low dunks that are wolf grey and white. Riley is sitting down beside me on the couch she is leaned back up against the couch watching TV it's that show called Fantasy Factory with Rob Dyrdek a skate boarder from the 90's. This show is full of stunts and shenanigans meant to make people laugh but Riley isn't laughing neither am I. I see her staring off into space as I take a drink of my coke I said after I took a drink " Riles?" She looks over at me and I said " Are you okay?" her eyes are filled with tears but she tries to brush it off. She said " I'm fine".. I said " Riley talk to me".. tears start falling from eyes and she lays her head on my lap as she starts sobbing. She said through tears " I just miss mom.... I miss her so much...." I run my fingers through her curly black hair that is soft to the touch. I said " I know sweetie... I miss her too.." Riley said " I'm sorry I was trying to keep it together for you and Dad..." I said " It's okay don't be sorry... you know you can cry on me"... She raises up and sits on the couch as she lays her head on my shoulder she just looks up at me. She said " This is the closest I can get to mom... is by being around you"... tears fall from her eyes after she said that. She lays there on my shoulder and we watch TV we started talking about nicknames. I said " At least you have cute nicknames I get called a bunch of things because my name is Sam". Riley said " Yeah I remember when Alex called you Samich in elementary school". I said " She hasn't called me that in years but now that she's evil she calls me Samsquatch or the lesbian Sam Winchester". Riley said " I call her sasquatch". I giggled then said " She is one. I called her a giraffe". Riley laughs. I look at the time on the clock on the wall. It's almost 6:00 pm I said " I have to go pick up Valerie from work I'll see you when I get back". The door opens and Dad walks in with a two bag of fireworks in his arms. Riley gives me a hug before I go. She said " Be safe Sis". I pick up the can of coke and drink the rest of it and sit it back down on the glass table. I grab my keys off the table and get up from the couch. I have an odd taste in my mouth it probably was the coke it had been in the fridge for awhile it may have been flat. Dad has sat the fireworks on the island in the kitchen and I give him a big hug. I said " I shall return". Dad said " Be careful Sam". I said " I will". I walk out the front door and shut it behind me I walk out to the driveway and unlock the car with my key remote. I get inside and put the key in and start it. I back out of the driveway and drive down the street. Our work is about twenty minutes away from the house. I have just turned on the highway that leads the rest of the way to work it is about fifteen minutes away. As I'm driving I start feeling strange like I'm all a sudden really tired I shake it off but soon my legs start feeling like they are going to sleep. I shake my right leg gently to wake it up and it feels like pins and needles my other leg starts doing the same thing. I shake my head to shake off this weird feeling. I go to push the break in and my right foot doesn't move I feel myself falling asleep. I gasp as I wake up trying to make my foot move to the break pedal but it doesn't budge. The sound of loud horns blares it startles me I can't move my arms either my hands stay on the steering wheel as my brain is telling my hands turn it. Everything goes black as I pass out on the steering wheel with the horn blaring.