April and Nate are orphaned fraternal twins who live with they're aunt. April is consumed by the guilt of her parents death that suffocates her everyday as she is the reason her parents died in a car crash and its eating her alive everyday. Nate str...
I found out Hector was dead while I laid in a hospital bed that night three weeks ago, along with my sister who he had drowned in the very lake that killed my parents. Mentally, I died. All she wanted was someone to love her, to bring her up when she was down, even if that someone was a junkie like Hector. My Aunt cried no stop when she heard the news, it was like she was reliving her worst nightmare all over again.
We had her funeral last week, it was a small funeral, there wasn't many who attended. Maybe, a few people from therapy and school, but still none of them knew her like I did. They will never know the connection we had, the connection I lost. I lost my twin, the best part of me. We had our times, but we were there for each other. Now, she's gone and there's nothing I could do to bring her back.
When I saw it through the television live that night, Hector falling in the water as a bullet flew through his head, and April floating effortlessly next to him. I wish she had left sooner, I wish I could've done more to protect her. Now, I will have to live with that forever. At least I know she's happy now, I know she can finally rest. I wonder if she's with mom and dad now? Watching mom cook morning pancakes, or listening to Dad's corny jokes? If she is, I'm happy. I'll be there with them someday, but not now. I still have a long way to go, a journey to walk and take everything in. So, when this journey ends, I'll know that I lived for a life worth wild. I'll know that I actually did it right.
"Babe, are you ready?"
I looked over my shoulder to Kathy who leaned against the car with a small smile. I smiled at her, "Almost." I said before looking at the pink carnation in my hand. Every carnation has its own meaning mine being, I'll always remember. I walked in to edge of the water and set the flower in it and watched it flow away. I jogged back to Kathy kissed her and opened her door.
"Are you okay?" She asked.
I looked down at her and smiled, "I'm surviving." Kathy smiled and closed her door while I sat in the driver seat and started up the car, slowly easing down the road at a steady pace, the lake disappearing further and further behind me. I'll always remember, the laughs, smiles, tears, and the love. I will always remember them, and this was my way of saying goodbye.
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