Happily

Happily - chapter 21

Maddy's POV

I got the phone call this morning. A phone call that absolutely no one wants to get. I didn't know what to do, I got it so early in the morning I cried for a few hours before falling asleep again. My room mate got kicked out of college by the way. So I didn't annoy her. I'll recap

~flashback~

I woke up to the sound of my phone ringing, it's only 1am who the heck is calling me ! I answered it.

"Hello ?" I said into the phone sleepily rubbing my eyes.

"Hello, is this Miss Madeline Sedgwick ?" The person asked me, they sound serious, really serious.

"Yes, that's me. Who's this ?" I asked.

"I'm Sargent Brunswick" he started "I've got some news for you. Terrible news actually" he stopped for a minute taking a deep breath. "Your Mother, Father and Grandparents were in a car crash late last night" he started.

I..I know what this means, but I really hope I'm wrong.

"We got a medical team as quick as we could but unfortunately they.. They passed away early this morning in hospital" he said "I'm so sorry dear" he said I could feel his condolences. They were real.

This is real. My family all of them. They're all dead. All of them. Everyone. I can't. What's happening. I can't think straight I'm drowning in my own soul.

"Hello ?" He asked I must have not been answering.

"Yep. Uhm okay. What do I do now ?" I ask him crying through my mumbled words.

"Well we figured you math not want to plan the funerals, so we called close family friends to do that" he started "but they will be this Sunday at the local cemetery at your home town" he said "at 4 pm" he said, i can't think.

"Okay, thankyou. Good night" I said and hung up the phone. Then I burst into tears. Must have been about 3 hours of tears then I cried myself to sleep.

~ end of flashback ~

I'm currently lying with my face buried in my pillow crying my heart out. I just want to be alone, as much as I want someone to comfort me I just need to get my head around it all. But I just don't know how ? How am I supposed to just get used to the fact that I don't exactly have any family left. My parents and grandparents are d..dea...dead. I choke every time. I've got one aunty and uncle but they live in another country and are quite distant from the family, always have been.

I haven't even thought about the fact that I won't be going to Paris obviously. It's been a while now I should text beth or go for a walk at least. Luckily I don't have classes until after lunch so I can just try and clear my mind. Will the police have contacted the college ? Do they know what's happened ? I kind of hope so, so I won't have to explain why I'm so distracted and distant in classes because I know I will be.

'Hey, meet me in the main square in 10 ? Please I need to talk to someone' I send to beth and she almost instantly replies, 'sure, I'm here for you' she sent. She's so sweet.

I grab my bag and walk down to meet Beth. I don't know what to do now, I'm an orphan. I think while walking about how to tell her. It's just hard to say out loud, even to think about it kills me. I reach the main square and sit on an empty bench seat.

"Hey, what's up ?" Harry appears out of no where. "What happened this morning ?" He asks me another question. I don't think I'm ready to tell him.

"Uhm nothing" I lie, I look to the floor. Great. Now he knows I'm lying.

"Your lying" damn it. "Seriously, what's up ?" He asked again. I hesitate. "You can tell me anything" he keeps on bugging me but I'm just not ready to tell anyone, but beth I know she's my best friend.