My Parents My Patients - DC Next Generation

Chapter Twenty-Six

Unknown POV
"Yes,Snowflake."I answered as she stood there,shocked. She was shaking,"B-but you're meant to be dead."she said,she looked like she was going to faint. "Dead? What do you mean Snowflake? I never died."I said with a little frown on my face. "No,this is all wrong. I watched him kill you,I watched him cut you. I held you in my arms as you bled to death. I. watched. you. die. "Olive said,she was in denial of my liveliness. "Snowflake,what are you talking about? Don't you remember your aunt Hayley? You know Hayley Williams. You know Harleen and I looked extremely alike? Only way mam and pa could tell us apart was my hair."I said. Olive stumble back,her heels tripping her as she fell to the ground. I sighed,"Look,Snowflake. I'll see you in there okay?"I asked and walked away. God it hurt to lie to my daughter,I mean,why would Hayley do that for me? I'm crazy.

Olive's POV
I soon regained my footing and went into the room,the four coffins sat at the front of the room. Tears threatened to fall but I refused to let them. As the ceremony drones on,they call up each of the respected people to give a speech. Mrs Isley for Pam. Sel for Kelly. And finally me,I have a long speech written out but as soon as I get to the stage I just fold it up. " Funerals, I've decided, aren't for the dead.They're for the living. It's for us to sit here and mourn someone who is obviously in a better place and state then they were on the earth. You know my mother once told me,"Snowflake,when you grow up,you can be whatever ever you want to be. As long as you don't fall for their games." Me being so naive replied with,"I want to be like dad. Big and Scary. I want people to respect me." To which she just laughed. I now realise,I don't want to be anything like him. I want to be like her. So I strived to follow in her footsteps. I met Katherine and Amber at school. I took an instant liking to Amber,she looked like a loyal person. Unlike Katherine. Amber and I instantly became friends. Kathrine and I,well it took time. A lot of time,but we became friends. And then,then there's Pam. Pam was my patient,she was also a close friend. I will miss her dearly. She was always there when I needed someone to talk to. The world has lost four young souls in the last few weeks. Three of them at the hands of Joker and one (at the hands of me'I secretly add in my head) committed suicide. But they will all be sorely missed,the world is not the same with out them. So I wish them well when I say rest well and we will see you again."I finish and look down at the ground,I can now feel the tears in my eyes and streaming down my face,I make my way back to the seat and sit down. Alone. No one was around me,everyone was sitting together away from me.

-skip to later-
I couldn't bring myself to go see them get buried. The thought of still sends shivers through my body. As I drive home I turn the radio on

'This is Gospel,for the fallen ones. Locked away in permanent slumber'

I groan and change the station

'If I told you,"this was only gonna hurt" if I warned you,that the fires gonna burn. Would you walk in? Would you let me do it first? Do it all in the name of love. Would you let me,lead you even if you're blind? In the darkness,in the middle of the night.'

I changed it again

'I love the voices in my head. You think I'm running off the edge. You wanna fix me,but maybe I like being broken.'

"No no no."I scream as I change it again.

'Oh it was never my intention to brag. To steal it all away from you. But God does it feel so good.'

I just shook my head and changed it.

'She said,"Spread your wings my little butterfly."'

I sighed in defeat and turned off the radio,just as I rounded the corner,I caught a glimpse of it. My apartment building up in flames. I stamped on the breaks and the car came to a stop. I jumped out of the car and ran towards the commotion. I almost entered the building when I was stopped by Sargent Gordon. "Olive you can't go into the building."she said. "Barbara,I have somethings up in my apartment. I need to go get it!"I said. "Olive it's to dangerous."Sargent Gordon said. I just sighed and turned around and stormed off.