The Greatness in Me|| On Hold

Chapter 8

Amanda was destroyed after that shocking news. She stayed in her room all day all night. She didn't eat and she didn't talk to anyone. Her parents have never seen her this way and they hated it.

That car accident almost took her away and they never had her for months. They had finally got their daughter back and now, on that same day, they lost her again.

She didn't go to school. Her grades started dropping and her teachers were worried about her too. They tried their best to help her maintain her grades, because they knew about Riley and how close they were, but not even their help made a difference.

Amanda's POV

I felt like a zombie. After finding out about Ri, I didn't see why I should be alive too.

I just wanted to die. To go and be with Riley, where ever she is. I thought of committing suicide but every time I said I'd do it, someone would barge in.

Tomorrow's Riley's funeral. I can't bare to be there but I have to. I have to say good bye to her.

I just can't believe that those kidnappers would do such a cruel thing to her. Her body was burnt beyond recognition.

I just can't believe my poor Riley is gone.

My mom choose my cloths to wear tomorrow. I just laid in my bed and cried with the pillow over my head. That day was coming closer every minute.

She place the clothes on the back of my desk chair and walked out. I turned around and took up her picture off of my bedside table and hugged it. I cried myself to sleep like every night in that same position.

The next day had come way too early for me. I woke and got ready in silence and in a slow pace like a snail. I walked down the stairs like a zombie and I felt void of all emotions. I didn't feel love, hate, sadness, confusion nor hope.

But to think about it, why would anyone want to have Hope at this time when they already know the truth. That horrible, painful truth.

We got in dad's car and we drove in silence to the church. When we had reached, the church was already packed with people. I got out of the car and walked into the church. I was walking up to the casket and suddenly it was like it was in slow motion.
When I had finally reached the casket, it felt like it took me years.

I looked at the casket and it was close. Her picture was at the front though. It was one I took. We were at the beach and the cool breeze was blowing her hair over her shoulder.

I told her that she looked just like a model so we started taking pictures of her looking at the sunset, kneeling over the sand, standing up with her hands in her pockets. But this was my favorite one. She didn't look like she was acting in this one, she looked like herself.

She was near the water and a huge wave had just crashed near her which sent water spraying all around her and on her. The sun was setting and the light shined in those waters, it was beautiful, especially the part where Riley was jumping up and down cause the water was cold. She was laughing so much I had to take it. She looked so happy in those moments.

A tear started rolling down my cheek after remembering those moments. I slowly opened the casket and looked inside.

Her face was burnt so bad, I didn't know who I was looking at. Her body was burnt too but parts of her skin wasn't. That's when I saw it. On her left hand, I saw something under it. I looked around to see if anyone was watching and leaned in, then turned her hand over.