The Tragedy of a Ten Year Old

Grave Sighting Camp

"Wait we're doing what?" max shouted

"Grave sighting Max, you might want to grab your book"

The boy who was today wearing a red jacket over a yellow Camp Campbell looked at him then Gwen and when she nodded in conformation he let out a chuckle and ran to the cabin

While in the cabin he grabbed his blue bookbag and put his blue photo album in it as well as 3 items a small pink beanie baby a spiderman action figure and a small blue hot wheels

Max also made the executive decision to bring a water bottle and a smaller snack to put on his sisters grave

"Sorry I took so long"

"You're good,"David smiled, happy about the fact that Max apologized "lets get going while there I will leave the group but don't follow me stay with Gwen

On the bus

Max sat in a seat by the aisle Neil next to him by the window and Nikki in a seat in front of the 2

"Why did Max bring a bag?"Nikki whispered to Neil who only shrugged instead of telling the secret max kept so long to the girl who has a talent of spreading rumors

As soon as they showed up to the cemetery half an hour later max made a beeline towards the section where all the children were

Sitting down in front of one pulling out the album

"Hey Persephone, how are you? Your birthdays soon huh? Want to look at some of your pictures like we always did?"

He sat there for the next hour talking to the grave like his baby sister was still alive before he got up and moved to another joint headstone,

"May god let peace be to the two youngest souls in heaven, Peter Parker and Carson Ray Patel"

"Hey boys, I miss you. I know I never really got to know you, I wish i did. Want to look at some of your photos? You guys were supposed to turn one a month ago"

The next hour he talked to the twins not knowing the rest of the group was in earshot the entire time

"He had siblings?!" Nikki asked

"Three, they died last year and every since his parents have treated him like shit"

"Poor Max"

With David and Gwen

"I didn't know he had that many siblings, why didn't you tell me?" Gwen said in a low volume

"He asked me not to, you know that he talked about his sister a lot in the first part of last summer and after the funeral he became, well 'Max, who hates everyone and everyone hates him,'"

"You wanted to have proof that you be a person he talks to.. didn't you?"

He nodded as she put her arm around his shoulder pulling him to in lean on n her shoulder as she hugged him, "you are going to be a great father baby" she kissed his forehead

"Eww you kissed" space kid poo piped up from behind the two,

"Ahh" David yelped,"oh, hi space kid"

"Space kid what the fuck are you doing behind us?"

"I don't know" he ran off to go play with dolf

"Well that moment was ruined" Gwen grumbled

"Ok I'm done" Max said walking up

"Ok, Is everybody ready to leave?!" David yelled getting the attention of the children as they all ran to get on the bus.

Max was the last kid on th bus followed by the three adults David, Gwen, and QuarterMaster "Dad," he said before walking to his seat, "thank you, I really appreciate this"