A journey to change Autumn

15

I hear muffled voices.
"when will she wake up?" One voice asks.
"I don't know."
"Do we need to take her to the hospital?"
"If she doesn't wake up then we will." What is going on? Why am I asleep? I try to remember. Then it hits me. Hard. My mom.
I am awake now but I haven't opened my eyes or moved yet. What am I going to do. I am an orphan now. Will I be taken away from uncle Adam and aunt Mia? One thing I know for sure my parents are together now. The thought of that sends a single tear down my cheeks. But I don't want to cry. My mom and I never had a special bond like I did with my dad. Yeah I loved her the same amount as dad, but I loved dad differently.
I have cried so much today and I feel as if my mom doesn't want me to cry anymore. So I don't. I feel something graze against my hand. I don't want to wake up and face the world right now. Until I remembered Tyler still here. I take a deep breath in and slowly open my eyes. At first it is a bright light, but then it fades out more.
"She's awake." A voice says. I pair that voice with Emma. Great they're here. I look at my hand to see Tyler's hand right in mine. Uncle Adam comes over to see me.
"Hey sweetheart. How do you feel?" He asks.
"Horrible inside but okay on the outside." They all sigh. I look around to see everyone of them with tears in their eyes. Including Tyler.
"How did she.... well die?" I ask.
"She was killed in a house fire."
"Was it intentional?"
" they don't know yet."
I sigh. Well I am not going to the beach with Lilly and Madison. I think for a second and come up with going with Tyler. "Hey Tyler?" I ask.
"Yes."
"Let's take a walk."
"Ok"
"Excuse me." I say to my family. They give me weird looks but don't question. I grab my shoes and phone and yell while exiting the house. "We'll be back soon." We walk towards the beach. Tyler skips in front of my and then starts walking backwards so he is facing me.
"Where we going?" He asks.
" the beach."
"Ok."
"You know I haven't been there since I got here."
"Really."
"Yep."
"You ok?"
"Never better." I lie. Knowing what he is asking about. He looks me in the eye knowing I am hiding something. He senses I don't want to talk about it right now and gives up. We get to the beach fast. We find a small bench next to the water. We sit for a while and stare out into the ocean. Wow. I lean on Tyler's shoulder and stare at the beautiful sight. I am happy that my mom and dad could be together. And I know she is in the right place. Although I will miss her, but I can cry about that another day. After a while I slowly feel myself lose consciousness.