What I had

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~June 18th~

A stern pound against the front wooden door startles me. I am greeted by two people, one man and one woman, both dressed in navy blue police uniforms, the woman around 35 and the man 20-25. The woman addresses herself as Detective Kalen and the man as Detective Gayer.

"I-I'm Tani Cross, can I ask w-why you're here?" I am so nervous right now, the woman's face turns to a look of sorrow, "Is your mother home?" She asks and I just nod and exit the room, returning with my mum.

"Sweetie, why don't you go to the other room." Mum suggests, I agree because I don't really want to know why they are here. So I go and plonk myself onto the staircase leading from the lounge to the upstairs. I can just hear the muffled sounds of my Mum and Detective Kalen talking, nothing from the man.

"So why are you here, I hope I didn't speed or anything like tha-" My Mum is so worried, I can tell by the way she's speaking, fast and rushed instead of calm.
"Well ma'am, we are actually here because of your husband." She was calmly spoken, how?! What happened to my Dad.
"My husband?" Mum whispered.
"Yes, ma'am I don't know how to express to you how sorry we are for your loss." The man now speaking, I can't even begin to explain how I felt as these words left his mouth.

"My-my loss? No, that's not right."
"I know it doesn't seem right, and we are truly sorry. But I'm afraid that you are going to have to come to terms with not having your husband."
"HOW? What has happened to him. Please. Please tell me this is some sort of joke. Please!" My mum was in hysterics, balling her eyes out. I hate this. I couldn't deal with this anymore. I jumped, literally, and ran into my mother who was now on the floor crying. I just say there and held her, whilst we both cried. The officers said their apologies and left.

Too many thoughts swamped my mind. I hate this, I don't believe it. My Dad is gone. I will never see him again, never tell him I love him and I can't cope anymore. Mum has gone to bed, but I know she isn't asleep because I can hear her soft, muffled cries. We are broken, Dad was the glue who held us together. I mean we weren't a broken home but he just kept us 100% happy.

It's 11:36 pm, Ashlee will be home in the morning. I know Ashlee will take the news the worst, she was closer to Dad than I was. I don't want to be the one to tell her.
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Poor Tani!!!!! I feel so bad for her, how is she going to cope? :( :( :( :(