Kelley's POV
Dan would've turned 18 today and she had this whole plan to throw a super big party at her house with most the school being invited, she was even willing to let Jaelene come if she didn't start anything.
Instead, the place is as quiet as anything, only Pam and I sitting in the garden with a drink in our hands, both of us thinking about her on this day.
"How are all the girls doing?" Pam asks me
"they're getting there, nobody's back to normal yet and certainly not ready to be playing any soccer matches," I tell her just thinking about how much we're even struggling in training
"what about you Kelley, how are you doing?" Pam says to me.
It's the same question I get every day, the same one I've had for a month now and it doesn't get any easier to hear because every time I do I just think about them both and I feel like crawling into a ball and crying until I fall asleep.
"I'm good Pam, just worried about the others" I reply brushing of the question
"Kelley," Pam says, her voice full of disappointment
"what are you going to do when everyone else has finished grieving and getting back on with their daily lives? They can go about their day without thinking about Dan and Alex every waking minute and you're not going to have people to hide behind anymore" Pam says to, her words hitting hard because I know she's right
"let's not talk about this now, today's hard enough as it is," she says slipping her hand into mine
"I got a call from my lawyer today" Pam starts to tell me
"about what?" I ask wondering why she's telling me about this.
"When I adopted Dan everything that was left in her name came to me until she turned 18 and could access it herself" She explains
"Are you able to see what her parents left here?" I ask knowing about the fund her dad left and security box in the bank
"I am since she's not here to collect it herself but I can't bring myself to look through it all" Pam says and standing up to go inside before coming back out with a box
"This is everything they left her in the safe and also her college fund which I will give to charity, I know it's what she would want," Pam tells me
"Have you gone through any of this yet," I ask since the box is still taped up
"I can't bring myself to do it and I would really like for you to do it instead, you can keep anything in there you want too," She says to me
"I can't do that Pam, it's your stuff," I say shaking my head at her
"It's not mine Kelley, it's Dans and she would want you to have it I know that" Pam says putting a hand on my arm
"Okay, thank you Pam," I say gratefully
The pair of us spend the next couple of hours just talking about my plans after high school, it's a little hard to talk about since all my plans involved Dan being by my side and know I have to do it alone.
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