Coming Home

Max's party

Wow! I think I'm almost done with the book :D! I wanna thanx anyone for reading. It really means alot I me. Not just saying that! Every chapter in this book were made while listened to music at 1-3 in the morning! That's how dedicated I am to this book! So please Vote and Comment and favorite! I love you guys!- Alexa the Author

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So it's a few months before Max came home, and Emily was sooooo excited! She was making decorations for a coming home party at his parents house. She had just made the banner and her mom was gonna drive her there since it was gonna rain. They got to the front door and no one answered. They saw a little hand peek through the red velvet curtains on the window, then a little head. Mariana looked at them, her face puffy and wet. Her eyes red and bloodshot, she looked awful. And was soon pulled back by her mother. Emily's mother eyed Emily, hoping for an answer. She knocked on the door. "Ms Kessler! It's me, Emily. I'm here just for the decorations." She opened the door and Ms.Kessler looked just as bad as Marina. Her eyes were all puffy, and she had a tissue in her hand. "Sorry for my appearance Emily. Please come in, we need to talk on the couch."

Emily stepped inside where her father was cradling Marina as tears streamed in bucket loads down her face. She started to suck her thumb as she lolled off to sleep. Emily and her mom walked and sat on the couch. She put down the banner as Ms Kessler closed the door and sat on her comfy chair. "Emily, I know how hard you've been working on the party, and I can assure you that Max would've loved it." She placed her hand on Emily's shoulder and stared calmly into her eyes. "Ms Kessler, I... I don't understand. What do you mean would've loved it?" And she stopped talking and her hearing tuned out as Ms Kessler cried more and Mr Kessler walked over with Marina and kissed her cheek, and Emily's mom gasped and walked over to the back of Ms Kesslers chair and hugged her from behind.

"Okay, I've never been good at English.. So lemme think. Would've referred to the past. So Max loved it... In the past? But he isn't home! He hasn't seen the party.." She thought as the thought sunk in. "S-so you mean h-he...." Ms Kessler took a shaky breath and looked at Emily straight in the eyes and said calmly

"Honey, Max was shot protecting his friend Flynn. We got the news this morning, in the chest. He died on the spot, and we knew the news would've been more hurtful to you than us. I am so sorry, and you are welcome here any time. I'm so sorry honey..." As Ms Kessler got up, sat next to Emily, and hugged her as Emily's vision started to blur from the upcoming meltdown