When They See

Chapter 2

The police and the paramedics show up. One lady saw me and looked away immediately. When she looked back, she had tears in her eyes. Something must had happened to her. When they all leave with my body, the lady checks to see if they are gone, then she closes the door and locks it. She sits on the worn linoleum and puts her head in her hands. I see her shoulders shake while she sobs. I feel really bad for her, she seems young, maybe mid-twenties. So she's probably a med student. She looks up at where my body was and whispers, "I'm sorry that this happened to you. My little sister did it too. She was the same age." She hiccups from sobbing. "So young. I don't know what made you do this. You were beautiful." No I wasn't. "You were probably a very smart girl." No I wasn't. "You had friends and family." Not ones that cared.

She stands up, wiping her nose with some Kleenex. She looks like she needs a hug. It might be impossible, but I go up to her and squeeze her. Laying my head on her chest. She stumbles backward. Looking straight at me. I know she can't see me, but it looks like she can. She looks shocked and a little scared. "Ar-are you s-still here Jessica? Oh my God. I knew it. It happened with my sister Danny, I felt that she was still here. Pl-please if you ever see her wherever you go, please tell her I love her. Please. I'm sorry that this was your only escape Jessica. I'm really sorry." With that she leaves with a sad smile.

So her little sister committed suicide. Danny's life was so jacked up that she had to go to her last resort. That sucks. I highly doubt that I'll see her, but hey, the fact that I'm here right now is a sign that nothing is impossible. I decide to finally get out of the bathroom and go downstairs. My mom is on the phone with whom I presume is my idiotic father. I hear screaming on the other end. I catch bits and pieces. it sounds like, "This is all your fault! I should have never left her with you!" My dad spits those words with a venom that I have never heard before.

"Don't you fuc-" she pauses when she sees Josh. She takes a deep breath. "Don't you blame this on me. It is all your fault!" I want to scream in her face: It wasn't just his fault! It was your fault! It was the kids at school's fault! It was- it was my fault.

Josh is still sitting there. He looks confused, so that must mean that my mom hasn't told him. He's a smart boy, he'll figure it out. I just hope for his sake as well as my mom's that he doesn't realize till much later.

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I'm so sorry it's short, but I had written a crap ton, and I accidentally deleted it. 😭

Hope you enjoyed. 😊

~Emilia Isabella Martinez