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Chapter 53- Last Chapter

Tim's POV: 
I turn towards Maggie.
"You okay?" I ask leaning on the counter.
"Yeah I guess." She whispers not looking at me.
"Baby. Tell me what's on your mind." I whisper grabbing her hand.
"Dad I miss him and I'm tired and I don't get why he did this." Maggie breaks down crying.
"Maggie your brother didn't do this because of you. You know that right?" I ask her.
"Then why did he do it?!" Maggie slightly yells.
"Maggie he said it was because of Abigail and some guys at school. He said in the letter that him and Abigail broke up and some guys at school were making jokes about him sticking up for you and started harassing Abigail. You are not the reason your brother did this." I state picking up her chin.
"Why would he do that though?! Like what were those guys doing and that breakup do to him that he would kill himself?! I don't get it dad!" Maggie yells more angry now. I sigh.
"I don't know baby. None of us know right now." I sigh wiping away her tears as Faith walks in with the rest of the kids. Faith directs the kids to go into the dining room before walking over to us.
"Everything okay?" She asks rubbing Maggie's back. I start to say something before Maggie interrupts me.
"Yeah. Is dinner ready?"
"Yeah it is." I state looking at her weird. She completely cut off the conversation. Maggie jumps off the barstool before walking into the dining room.
"Faith she's not fine. She was sobbing right before you asked that." I state grabbing the pan.
"I don't know Tim. Maybe she just doesn't want to talk about things right now." Faith sighs.
"That's the issue. She's hiding everything." I say upset.
"She'll come around. Let's go have dinner." After dinner we all watch a movie in the family room which goes until about 11pm. Sam and Audrey are passed out on the couch.
"I'm going to bed." Gracie yawns.
"Night. We love you." Faith and I yell up to her. I look at Faith before I pick up Audrey and she picks up Sam and we carry them to their beds. After we finish we head back downstairs where Maggie and Hank are still at.
"Kids let's head to bed." Both of them stare at us for a minute.
"Can we go out? It will only be a drive and we'll be back in a hour." Hank asks. I look at Faith. I really don't want them out.
"I don't know kids. It's late and Maggie you are supposed to already have the oxygen mask on." I state.
"Dad the freaking oxygen mask isn't doing  anything so I'm pretty sure it can wait and I haven't been able to go out in almost a year. Please can we go for a drive? We aren't tired." Maggie pleads. I sigh before looking at Faith.
"You're home in a hour. Not a minute later or you both will be in trouble. Hank you better have your phones sound turned on." I state sternly.
"Yes sir." Both of them state.
"Tell us when you are home." Faith adds.
"Yes mam." Maggie says looking relieved to us saying yes. After they walk out of the door, Faith and I sit down on the couch.
"It's been quite a past eight months." I sigh.
"We have her home, but the pain to get to this point." Faith whispers.
"We're going to have to find a way to keep going. I just wish he would have told us and we could have gotten help."
"This doesn't feel normal and it shouldn't be."
"We're going to have to get used to this being the normal because it is now." I whisper wrapping my arms around her. We got our daughter back, but lost our oldest son. We're going to have to get used to life without him. Life after him, life afterwards.

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