September 11, 2011
Ten years since the 9/11/2001 attacks
Chad's POV
"Sarah?" I ask as I knock on my fifteen year old daughter's door and hear sobs from the other side and open the door to see her holding a photo of Lily and the bear she's had for years and sobbing.
"Tyler killed himself because of me, Daddy." She says and I sigh as I hold her close.
Tyler took his own life last year on the ninth anniversary of Lily's death. He wrote everyone a note and I don't know exactly what Sarah's said, but she just opened it today I guess.
"No he didn't baby. He was upset at losing Mommy." I say and she shakes her head as she hands me the letter Tyler wrote her.
Sarah,
You killed Mom and me.
I hope you can live with that,
Tyler.
I sigh as I hold her close and she sobs violently for over and hour before falling asleep.
I go downstairs and call over to Ryan's who comes over.
"Tyler blamed Sarah for both Lily's and his deaths. His note to her was just saying that she killed both of them and that he hoped she could live with it." I say and Ryan sighs.
"She's feeling guilt for something she didn't even do." Ryan mumbles and I nod.
"I have the papers for a psych facility in West Virginia down in the US. I already contacted them and they agreed to take her." I say and Ryan looks at me.
"She needs help. I am not losing them both." I say and he nods as he sets his guitar down.
"Chad, there's something you need to know about Sarah. She's dating a college kid, Bryce Williams. He's a notorious heartbreaker around campus man. Three girls got pregnant by him last year, but obviously they haven't went after child support yet." Ryan says and I realize that, from where I'm so out of touch with my daughter's life, she's seeking love from other places.
"I'll take her to the clinic tomorrow and get her put on birth control, and I swear if she is pregnant, I'll beat the shit out of that little fuck." I say and he nods.
