Best Friends? Or More? [EDITING]

Prologue

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India Eisley as Elliana Kramer  in the picture.

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•Every girl needs a good guy who can help her laugh when she thinks she will never smile again•

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    I sniffled and looked at the words inscribed at the tombstone.

Kristina Kramer
Born : 5-06-1974
Died: 17-07-2016
Loving wife and mother to two beautiful angels. God is happy to have his angel back.

It had been one year, but it still tore my heart apart. Death was never kind and I knew that. I had to know when my mother was taken away from me.

It had been pretty straightforward. I just hoped I had some more time with someone I was ready to give my world to.

"It's okay El. We will be okay." I heard my sister, Lara, say.

She was close to our father instead of mom, but she had always been the strong one and I understood how much this must have affected her too but I was so grateful for her strength to be there for me. It was hard on the both of us.

"Why don't you go with Luke and his family? I'll come back later." I said, without turning to look at her, eyes just stuck on the framed photo of mom, her lips pulled up in a beautiful smile. She really was beautiful.

"Are you sure?" Lara asked, her voice laced with uncertainty.

"Yeah. I'm sure. I just need to talk to mom for a while and I don't want you to miss your dance classes." I replied, a tight lipped smile thrown her way.

She gave me a concerned look and slowly nodded. "Okay. I'll see you later then."

I heard her retreating steps and the sound of a car driving off after a while, meaning she was already gone and I was alone with mom.

"Hey mom." I softly said, trailing the stone below which she laid.

Silence was the only reply I received, making me sigh deeply. "It's been one year, you know? And I miss you a lot. Dad has been....well...he's fine and I'm sure he misses you too. I'm sorry he couldn't come today but I know he wants to talk to you too. I think he'll drop by later so don't worry. This may be wishful thinking but I wish you were here with us."

I paused and sadly smiled, images of our memories together, flashing in my head. It was comforting in a way because most were happy memories.

"Today is the first day of my junior year. Can you believe that? I'm finally a junior." I chuckled sadly. "I remember you always hugging both Lara and I during our first day of school every year, telling us to be strong each day. I wish you could tell me that again. No matter how strong I show others to be, it's hurting a lot inside. I miss your smiling face, I miss your words of encouragements, I miss your laugh. I miss...your presence."

A tear trickled down my face and I hastily wiped it away.  More tears followed and I sat there silently crying. I never cry. I always tell myself crying just show how weak we are. I couldn't afford to be weak when the world was this cruel. But my mom always said it's okay to be vulnerable sometimes.  Today was just an exception. I was planning to cry my eyes out today, pouring all the sadness tucked inside me. It was painful sometimes.