Flipped

chapter 4

"Is he feeling any better?"

"I doubt it. He just lost the love of his life, would you be fine?" Mom and dad where talking about grandpa. They didn't keep it to a whisper since I could hear them.

"I know your right. But, it's painful to watch him like that" dad held mom in his arms and I went up to my room.

"Sara, is that you?" The guest room was near my room.

I opened the door and saw him sitting on the bed. He had a weak smile on his face. His eyes were red from crying.

"Your going to be ok" i said. Everyone seemed to used the famous words, are you ok?, I hated those words. Everytime I got hurt when I was little that would be the first thing they would say. And grandma told me those words one day and now seemed like a good time to use them.

He signalled for me to sit next to him. We sat there in silence, not really saying another word.

"Your gradma taught you that didn't she?" He smiled and I nodded my head slowly.

"Your grandmother was something else", he chuckled to himself proably remembering the times he had with her,"she knew what she wanted. And that's what made me love her so much".

It's cute. Their love story. I didn't really know it since my mom didn't have a communication with them. I always wanted to know.

"How did you met? Mom never told me, but I want to know" he had a smlie on his face and it was the way I liked to see it.

"Your grandmother, Judy, came from a wealthy family, but not too wealthy. I saw her in school. She knew what she wanted and then there was me, I was what you call "the badass" her parents didn't like me. I tryed to be to their expectations but I knew that I couldn't. I left Judy and she was broken. Her friends told me that she got skinner and she that she would barely leave her room. Then, one day we saw eachother at a party and she really did get skinner. That night we made your mother and her parents hated me for that. They blamed her for being so stupid, so when your mother had you she felt like she didn't do enough to stop if from happening ", he puffed and rubbed his temple,"you would think that your grandmother didn't care about you but that wasn't true. She wished that her mother was there to help her with her own, but she wasn't. Judy wanted to help your mom but she pushed her away and now it's too late"

I always heard different sides of the story never the truth and now that I know I wished my mother could've known it as well.

"Does mom know? The truth atleast " I rubbed his back. Trying to make him feel better. Trying.

"No. Judy pushed her away too much that when we tryed to come near she would push judy away. She would only let me talk to you, which broke Judy's heart. She really wanted to be around you" he weakly smiled.

"I remember something's about her" I didn't really remember her but I just wanted to make him feel better.

"I know you don't. But thank for the effort "he patted my back.

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"Did you already arranged the funeral or are you still not sure?"

"We had two graves right next to eachother" he said," I don't think I can go. It'll be too painful " hes hazel eyes started to water but no tears cae out.

"I understand, grandpa. I wouldn't want too either" I held his hand, the only thing I knew that would help.

"Ok, so I guess that we should start now then" dad spoke up after a while.

"That would be a good idea. Do you want to start now dad?" We all looked at him. He looked down at the brown diner table.

"Yes. The sooner the better"