Wish You Were Here

Chapter 1 "She's... Gone"

Becca's Point Of View

I laid in bed fiddling with my nails, normally I would have been asleep by now but some nagging feeling kept me up. I went through a checklist of things I had to do today, figuring I had probably forgotten something important which was why I couldn't sleep.

Humanities homework, Done.

Algebra revision, Done.

Fed the cat, Done.

Practice dancing, Done.

Have a shower, Done

I couldn't work it out, I did everything I was supposed to but something just kept me up.

I rolled over onto my side and looked the my clock, 11 o'clock. I groaned and rolled over throwing the pillow over my head. Why was this happening? On a weeknight like tonight I would be gone by 10 for the latest but tonight I could only lay and hope for sleep.

I laid still for 10 minutes before I heard my phone vibrate on my bedside table. I looked at it strangely, who would be calling me at this time of the night? I sat up in bed, picked it up and looked at the caller ID but number was blocked. I answered it shakily, I didn't know why I was scared, but I just was.

"H-hello?" I stuttered into the phone.

"Hello is this Rebecca?" A familiar voice said into the phone, I knew this person but I could figure out who it was. Their voice was a lot more raw then I remember but it definitely belonged to someone I knew.

"Umm yeah." I said suddenly unsure of myself.

"This is Judy, A-Amy's Mum, I'm um really sorry to tell you but, Amy... Amy's dead."

"What?" I asked becoming light headed, but shaking it off.

"She and Steven where involved in a car crash earlier this evening, the driver was drunk and went through a red light and T-boned the car on Amy's side, she died on impact." She said crying.

I felt completely numb as comforted her through the phone. I wanted to scream but my voice stayed quiet. I wanted to cry but my eyes remained dry. I wanted Amy with me now, or for Amy to steal the phone and be like 'I GOT YOU BECCA!' Like I know she would have at a time like this but I had to face it. I was never going to see my friend again.

"Stay safe Rebecca." The women said to me before hanging up. She sounded absolutely heartbroken.

"MUM! DAD!" I screamed before I could think it through.

They ran into the room only 30 seconds later, obviously startled and scared for me.

Mum sat on the edge of my bed and held my hands in hers.

"Rebecca, what's wrong?" She asked giving my hands a reassuring squeeze.

"Amy's gone." I said plainly, I still wasn't crying but my mouth was completely dry.

I felt empty and exhausted, mentally, physically but most of all emotionally.

My Mum pulled me into a hug, obviously understanding what I meant. At that moment my twin sister Jaimie walked into my room probably waking up with all the commotion.

"What's going on?" Jaimie asked rubbing her eyes.

I stood up and hugged her whispering in her ear.

"Amy.. Amy's Dead"

Cas's Point of View

I laid in bed with my blanket pulled up to my chin. I was playing temple run trying to beat the my best score, I had already dropped my phone to my face twice and I didn't feel like doing it again, man, I really was a special child as the girls would call me. I was about to beat my score when my phone started to vibrate and vibrated out of my hands, once again causing dropping it on my nose.

I rubbed my nose while I sitting up, I looked at the anonymous caller... I never answer anonymous calls, everyone close to me knows that.

I'm not quite sure what made me want to answer but I felt like whoever was calling me this late at night would have a good reason to.

"Hello?" I said putting my phone to my ear.

"Cassandra?" the voice asked.

" Mmhmm" I mumbled into the phone.

I still wasn't sure who it was but they were doing a bad job of keeping me entertained.

"Um Cassie, this is going to be hard to tell you but-"

Judy told be that one of my best friends was in fact, dead. How do you think I was? I was distraught. I didn't even know I was crying until Dad came in and asked me why I was wailing like a dying cat.

To think that I was never going to play soccer with her again, laugh about teachers we hated and just  not being able to see her again. I couldn't help myself but to feel completely broken.

I missed my sister already.

Kara's Point of View

I was sleeping when I got the call, but because I'm a light sleeper I could hear my phone vibrating next to my head somewhere. I felt around my bedside table for my phone finally grabbing it and answering it.

"Yello" I answered half whispering not wanting my Mum to come in and yell at me.

 "Kara, This is Judy, Amy's mum I'm sorry it's so late-"

"That's ok." I said before she could finish what she was saying. I was wondering why Amy's Mum was calling me but I was tired so I didn't think much of it.

"Oh, well, thanks, um... Kara... Amy's been involved in a car accident, s-she didn't make it."

I was speechless.

"Is t-this a joke?" I asked fresh tears brimming my eyes, just thinking of my friend that I had played around with today, dead.

"Sadly, no." Judy said blatantly, it was obvious she had gone through a lot tonight, so I left it there.

"I'm so sorry for your loss." I said a tear escaping my eye and rolling down my cheek.

I looked up to see my Mum standing my my door, an apologetic look in her eyes.

"Thank you, have a good night." I heard Judy say hanging up the phone.

Mum came over and held me close.

"Who?" she asked stroking my hair.

"A-Amy" I said, It hurt me just too say her name.

I'm going to miss my crazy friend, who was going to join me in my crazy antics...

Who was going to serenade me with their songs that made no sense?

Erin's Point of View

Like Kara I was already asleep when I got the call.

I heard my phone ring from across the room, I groggily sat up, and determined whether to get out of bed and answer it or just go back to sleep and call them back tomorrow.

I stood up and stumbled towards my desk I felt like I was drunk but I knew I was just tired. I got to the phone and answered it.

"hello?" I said my eyes drooping closed.

"Blah Blah Blah. Amy's Dead. Blah Blah Blah." Was all I heard but it was enough to wake me up fully.

"Wait sorry, Amy's...Dead?" I said my voice shaking.

I couldn't believe this surely I must've been hearing things.

But no.

I heard her loud and clear.

That girl with that crazy curly hair, her wicked smile and her obnoxiously contagious laugh. Was dead.

That silly little friend of mine who gave me that paper fish just hours ago. Was dead.

She's... Gone.