This Time Next Year

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~~~2 week time skip~~~

Adie POV

                   i can't believe it's already been that long since...i lost her...but...she is gone...and i guess i'm finally okay with that, as bad as that sounds. Like DUH i'm sad but...i can't bring her back...she's in a better place now

G: knock knock

A: hey princess, how was work

G: well yanno the usual...we got a package by the way

A: OH FUN! what is it? 

G: it's kinda heavy...

A: did you order something? did i? i can't remember if i di-

G: um it's...from your mom

A: ...my...it's from...MY mom?

G: yep

A: not YOUR mom...my mom?

G: yep for sure your mom

A: ...MY mom?-

G: yes it's from your mom adie 

A: *gulp* the hell would...she wanna send to me?

                                  She hands me the box, sit on the floor next to the cat tree house and open it. There's a letter on top which i open

A: *sigh*

G: what?

A: well first off it's in span-glish 

G: meaning?

A: mainly spanish and some english words

G: oh...can you read it?

A: oh COURSE i can read it i may have a bad memory but i'll be damned if i forget my first language

G: ight *sits down* then read

A: *rolls eyes* ight lemme see here...do you want me to translate or like actually read in span-

G: just read babe i'll get it

A: alright..."yo sé que yo soy la última persona de la que querrías saber, pero esto es importante" 

                        "i know that i'm the last person you'd want to hear from but this is important" 

G: ...it's important...that's all i got

A: yeah...*clears throat* "recibí esto tal vez hace two weeks ago. i didn't know what to do with it... pero pensé lo querrías...después de todo...after all...it's what your sister, mi pequeño caterina...she wanted you to have this   

                        "I received this maybe two weeks ago. i didn't know what to do with it...but i thought you would want it...after all...after all...it's what your sister, my little caterina...she wanted you to have this"  ...it's...something from caterina?

G: what is it? all i understood was "caterina" 

A: i don't really know but...it's...something from her

G: your sister?

A: yeah...i'm just gonna translate from now on..."in this is a recorder...with the audio from her black box as she was *tears up* c-crashing" ...f-fuck-                        

G: oh shit

A: *gulp* "she said some things to you in her final moments...i think you're ready to hear"

G: how's bout we move to the sofa ight? i'll get you something to drink

A: thanks

                        She helps me up and we sit on the sofa

A: ...so what do i...do?

G: play it i guess

A: a-alright 

                          I press play on the recorder and it starts to play

C: fuck fuck fuck i don't think i c-... old it. We're going d-... i repeat going down. Not sure how many more bandits i can bag...fuck-... promised adie i'd-...be with her on c-christmas-...adie i'ma guess you're gonna end up hearing this some day-... 'f i'm right bout this-...*pause*

A: i c-can't finish this

G: ...do you want to?

A: of COURSE i d-do i just...i just finally accepted...and now i hear her voice again i j-just...i need a minute 

G: okay 

                         We just sit for a while...okay

A: o-okay okay 

G: you sure?

A: yeah...*plays recording*

C: i don't think i can thank you enough adie-...est sister someone like me co-...asked for. I m-mean *tears up* you're the o-one-...inspired me to join the arm-...thank Gabs for-...aking care of ya for m-...i always looked up to ya-...i love ya-...much adie-

                      The recording suddenly goes to static...that's it...

A: ...i l-love you too

G: hey...wanna open it?

A: y-yeah

                         I reach into the packing peanuts and pull something out...a helmet with a huge dent in the side, there's a uniform in the box still...

G: is that...

A: her helmet and uniform?...yeah

G: ...i din't know what to say

                      I use my sleeve to shine the slightly cracked visor

A: i do...hey sis