To Raven

To Family

        Raven cautiosly knocked on the door. Her heart was racing, she didn't know how she would react. Mrs.Quay wasn't ever close to her neice, but this was unusual times. 

        Raven was drowning in guilt over the fact that she couldn't find any of Mara's family in time for the funeral. She tried so hard but its difficult to find the people that Mara had run from. 

        The door was opened by a red-haired woman. She smiled at Raven and politely said, "Hello?" She looked so much like Mara that Raven suddenly felt the urge to cry. The curly red hair and the freckles. It was almost funny how alike they looked. Mrs.Quay was like the older version of Mara. The version that would never happen because she was dead.

        "Hello. I'm sorry to have come here so unnoticed but I have some news for you. News regarding your neice, Mara." It sounded so bussines like that Raven almost laughed. She laughed at everything now. Like life was some big joke. 

        "Oh." Mrs.Quay looked shocked to be hearing about her neice. After Mara had run from her mother to live with her father, she never heard from her neice again. Now, eight years later, there was a teenager  standing at her door with information. "Please come in. Would you like anything? Water? Soda?"

        Raven entered the small house and shook her head. She wasn't here for refreshments. She was her to tell her that her neice was dead.

        "So what about Mara? Is she alright?" Tears welled in Raven's eyes. She didn't know how to sugar coat it. So she didn't.

        "I'm sorry to tell you that she isn't. Mara comitted suicide. Her funeral was a few days ago and I couldn't find you until now. I'm so sorry. She was my bestfriend and I just needed to let you know." The tears feel and the words rushed out of her mouth. She couldn't stand to see someone so similar to the one she lost.

        "These are some pictures I thought you might want. There's also some information if you want. In the letter. She suffered from depression. But she was better. She had a boyfriend, Seth. But he died. So she was sad again and then she killed herself. I'm sorry but I have to go." Raven left the pictures and rushed out the door. Mrs.Quay ran after her.

        "Wait! You never gave me your name. Or where she was burried." Her voice was shaking and tears were on her cheek. Raven paused with her hand on the car door. 

        " Read the letter. It's all in there." She had left the letters with the pictures. She then entered her car and drove away, hoping to never have to talk to the replica of Mara again.