Tears of a hybrid

Tragedy awaits

Jake and I have been here for about three hours waiting for the injured people to get here. The girls left an hour ago because of different reasons :Claire had ballet and swimming  lessons, Carly had acting and singing  practice and Emma had the school gazette to publish.

Some families had also arrived so see if  their family members survived. The waiting room was filled with sad and worried faces. Everyone was anxious to know. It just made everyone depressed.

I wanted to be anywhere but I couldn't leave Jake alone. I could see this was tearing him apart. Its been only a few hours, how will he live without her if she didn't make it? How will life be like? May she be okay.

The room is filled with silence when a male nurse makes his way inside. Everyone stands including Jake and I.

Then he says 'Listen the injured people have arrived and the ones who couldn't make it will arrive in a few minutes, I don't mean to frighten you but a lot didn't make it and some people weren't found about there people.'

'So You just left them there. Did you even try to find them?' a woman asks.

'A crew was left on the island to look for them, we were able to identify the injured and a few of the dead and made a list, if your family member isn't on the list you will go with a nurse to identify them okay, okay 'the nurse says.

Everyone nods. The nurse begins.

'The injured: Elizabeth Edwards, Michael Adams, Sarah Marshall,Tania James,Charlie Brown,Dean Roberts and Priyanka Kapoor'

Sighs are released. Jake looks at me in worry. 'Are all those who made it alive' i ask.

'Yes As i had said the list is very short and so is the other list' he says. He then continues 'Now for those who didn't make it: Lynne Andrews, Andrea Michael, Tinsley Cameron, Cindy Mathews and Amy Strauss. Am sorry.'

Jake falls to the sit next to him, tears fall. He quickly wipes them then stands up and says 'Lets go and identify the rest'

The nurse nods. The nurse signals people to follow him a lot do, father and I follow them. Before we enter the room with the bodies father pulls me to the side ' You aren't going in there' he says

'What, but 'i try to argue.

'No. You'll see her just let me do this please 'he says then walks away.

How can he be so inconsiderate. This is my mother we are talking about. She's everything to me. How can He be this cruel. A tear falls down my cheek as lean against a wall then stare out the window.

At this point i just want her body to be identified nothing more. I need to say goodbye. She deserves a grand goodbye but for us to say goodbye we need her body.

'Hey dear' a voice comes from behind me. I turn to see Emma and her mother,Elena, she is mother's best friend since childhood. 'How are you sweetheart ' she says placing her hands on my cheeks.

I try to force a smile. 'Could she really be gone?'

'I don't know my dear' she says pulling me to a chair.
 
'Listen dear whatever happened to her she loves you' she says. Somehow I feel like she's just saying that.

Barbara is gone.