Dearly Departed

Three:Mia,Mia Mama,Mia!

M I A ' s P . O . V

"Tia!!!!!" My voice Traveled through the empty hall, bouncing back into my room.

                           "Tia!"I continued to call, "we didn't wash this week!"

All my clothes were piled up in the corner, I had rummaged my closet  in hopes of finding something clean to wear, but there was not a single clean jean.Not one.

"TIA!" By this time, I was yelling.

Aggravated I wasn't getting a response, I  ran downstairs bolting into the kitchen where my tia was cooking breakfast.

'"Tia" I whined,"I've been calling you for a good minute  now."

              "Oh?, I'm sorry Mija I can't hear a darn thing with the air vent on."She pointed up to the vent that was above the kitchen stove.

                            Getting on my tiptoes, I quickly shut it off before continuing"Why didn't we go wash this week "

                    "What are you talking about?" My tia's short red hair was tied in ponytail, she was wearing a roster covered apron."We went this week honey."

                          "Clearly we didn't I have a mountain full of dirty clothes pilling up,"I complained, "And I have noting clean to wear!"

                            Putting down her wooden spoon she turned towards me" You wanted to sleep in that day remember?" she gave me a pointed look and went back to stirring her pot.

     I completely forgot about that, It was the week of finals and I had stayed up till five to finish up my project.

   I gave her a nervous laugh"I'm sorry I had finals that week, but that's not the point I have noting to wear and classes start in an hour!"I cried"Tia help me out here please!"

                        Without turning away from her pot she asked me if I had really checked my closet.
     To which I replied with a yes.

                      This time she actually turned around."Even the back of the closet?" she asked.

"Tia this is school I cant go in a dress."I said.

            "Why not?Is it against the dress code?"She probed.

"No...But, but..."She spared me one single glance and turned her back to me.

       "Ugh!"I procced to stomp my way back upstairs hoping to get my irritation across to her.

  The back of my closet was filled with frilly colourful dresses that my mother would buy me in hopes I would wear them.I never did, that's why the ended up in the back.

                   Sliding the closet door up I moved toward the back getting frustrated at the fact that the dresses pretty much all looked the same.

Strapless,Flowly, Flowery...was that even a word?Who knows but it best describes these dress and I most definitely could not wear these dresses to school.

I was about to give up and just go in my pj's which would  get me kicked out of campus when the dress caught my attention it was all the way in the back.

A black simple, strapless dress.It did have some frills at the bottom, but at least it didn't look like summer had thrown up on it. I quickly took off my t-shirt leaving on my boyshorts and slipped into the dress.

   It was a little tight seeing as This dress was given to me when I was 17, I was now 19, but I clearly remember that day.

    My mother had forced me to go shopping with her, hoping that we would find a dress that I liked,I had spared this dress one glance and she caught that quick glance and rushed me into the store forcing me to try it,I had complied and tried it on only because I hadn't wanted her to make a scene in public.As soon as she saw me in it she started to cry saying stuff along the lines as How her little girl has grown into a woman, I didn't really pay much attention to her since I was trying to calm her down.

    She had finally calmed down when I agreed to wear the dress for the entier day.That was two years ago and now this dress had been collecting dust seeing as that was the last time I ever wore this dress.

    The thought of that day was creeping up almost making me cry when the sudden relation that it was already eight and I was going to be late hit.

In a rush, I ran towards the front door where my book bag was and ran out saying a quicky goodbye to my tia.

I lived a good twenty minutes away from the college and I knew that by now I had missed the bus so instead of waiting for the next one to come I began to walk it in hopes of meeting the bus half way.

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Worst decision ever.

    It felt like I had been walking for hours, even if I was in Convers my feet were killing me and that stupid bus had yet to come, I walked to the conner of the street to check if the bus was near when I tripped over my shoelace.Cursing I quickly sat up looking around.

      "Pheww no one saw that,"I said to myself.

  I quickly tied my shoe and sat up when suddenly a voice behind me stopped me.

"I saw that."A scratchy sounding voice said.

I  stilled embarrassed. slowly turning around,  I almost took a step back but remember not to be rude.

' OH HAHA,"I laughed oddly loud," Yeahhhh."I dragged on not sure how to continue.

   The man in front of me looked dead his short dark wavy hair was sliced back, but his face had dark circles under it, His face looked malnourished and he was starting to grow a beard.

      He stilled manged to look good even if he did look like he had spent months in a desert.He was wearing a black suit with a black vest and black tie, almost everything with the suit was black apart  from the white collar shirt on the inside.

              He looked at me weirdly.

"Are you here for Anna?" He said.

        I was about to response when I noticed a girl around my age pop her head out from behind him.I didn't notice her at first.Which was weird.

          "Uhhh Anna?"I asked.

He just stared at me like he didn't hear my question.

                      The girl behind him moved to his side when she heard him mention Anna. My eys followed her taking in her appearance too.

     Unlike him, she was dressed in sweats and a long sleeved shirt.Scrunching up my eyebrows clearly confused at the different attire. I was about to respond to the mans question when the girl squealed.

        "OH My God, you can see me!"She yelled.

confused I looked behind me.She couldn't me talking to me right?

"Yes you, Don't look behind me that's rude."She pouted."You clearly saw me."

     "Um yes?"I said growing more confused.

"Okay, follow me."

This time it wasn't the girl who spoke but the man, I completely forgot he was there since that girl staring talking to me.

   "Where ?"I asked.

  This time, she answered.

                                 "To my funeral of course."