Katie Chemical Way

So Long And Good Night

Katie P.O.V

Everyone went home, so I turned on the TV, the news was on. Gerard and Mikey came in and sat with me. "We interrupt this program to report a crash just coming into Bellville. We have just got word that a woman named Helena Way was found dead in her car...Here is her picture." They just showed a photo of Aunt Helena. My nightmare is real. They just showed the arrest of the man who killed her...Dad.

I broke down in tears and ran to my room.

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Time pasted. I heard voices down stairs, I heard Mum crying and then foot steps and a knock at my door. Ray and Matt came in. "Katie...Come here." Matt said, I ran to him and hugged him. "It's OK. Gerard and Mikey are worried about you, Do you wanna come down?" Ray asked. I Nodded and ran down stairs to Gerard, I hugged him and asked "Can we write a...a song-g to..to say Good bye?" "Yeah, What ever you want Chemical." Gerard replied with.

I went in the basement followed by Gerard, Mikey, Ray, Frank and Matt. I grabbed my guitar and everyone got what they needed. "So, what do we write?" Frank asked. I thought about it and Gerard saw I was concentrating. "The dream... I heard a song in the dream." I said. "How did it go?" Matt asked. "So long and good night." I sang. "WOW, nice voice." Matt said amazed. I gave a smile and turned to Gerard who had a big smile on his face. "I have an idea." he said.

The day turned out to be not that bad. We actually wrote a song in three hours, we just called it Helena, it is more of a rock song, but Helena liked rock. We hope to sing it at the funeral on Friday. I showed Mum the song she loved it, the funeral will be here soon.

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Soon it was Friday, The funeral. We had the week off school so we could prepare, it was mostly people saying sorry and sharing memories. For once in my life I wore a dress, it was black, with a red belt around it. We all got in the car and Mum drove down to the church. When we arrived everyone was there, Chandler, Ray, Frank and Matt came over. "Hey, we all got the front row and your Mum will join us there." Frank said with a frown. "Thanks, you all ready to play the song?" Gerard asked. "I can't do it Gerard, I just can't." I said. Gerard got on his knees so he was my height. "you don't have to, as long as your here we won't leave you alone." Gerard reassured.

It was Gerard's turn to go up. "Oh Boy... Well Helena was a lover of many things, like dancing and rock music so we, me and my friends wrote a song to say goodbye and I would like you to hear it. It's called Helena... so guys come on up please.. this was written by our amazing sister Katie... so here we go..."

Long ago

Just like the hearse, you die to get in again

We are so far from you

Burning on just like a match you slide to incinerate

The lives of everyone you know

And what's the worst to take (worst to take)

From every heart you break (heart you break)

And like the blade you stain (blade you stain)

Well, I've been holding on tonight

What's the worst thing I can say?

Things are better if I stay

So long and goodnight

So long not goodnight

Came a time

When every star fall brought you to tears again

We are the very hurt you sold

And what's the worst to take (worst to take)

From every heart you break (heart you break)

And like the blade you stain (blade you stain)

Well, I've been holding on tonight

What's the worst thing I can say?

Things are better if I stay

So long and goodnight

So long not goodnight

And if you carry on this way

Things are better if I stay

So long and goodnight

So long and goodnight

Can you hear me?

Are you near me?

Can we pretend

To leave? And then

We'll meet again

When both our cars collide.

What's the worst thing I can say?

Things are better if I stay

So long and goodnight

So long not goodnight

And if you carry on this way

Things are better if I stay

So long and goodnight

So long not goodnight

The song finished and everyone clapped. "I will forever miss Helena... but we'll carry on." were Gerard's last words. I was in tears and so was Mikey... hardest day ever.

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