SURVIVING THE HEARTBREAK
Chapter Two
Adele took one of the six roses that Luke had
bought and through it over the side of Pier 54.
"I love you Mother." She whispered
as she took another flower and through it over. "I love you Daddy."
She whispered again.
"I love you too my little Adele
bird." She thought she heard in the wind. Luke stood a few feet away
watching Adele. She certainly was an interesting person. He noticed that she
seamed to be talking to herself. Or maybe it was her parents. Suddenly Adele
turned around and looked at him, "Do you want to throw some?" She
asked.
Luke looked at her, 'No,' he thought. He
didn't need anymore reminders of his older brother, Kyle. God, he missed him so
much. But Luke didn't want to be rude so he said, "Sure. What the
heck." He headed over to were Adele was and look the rose she was holding
out to him. "Goodbye Kyle. I am so, so sorry." He whispered and threw
it over the side. Luke heard a sniffle and looked over at Adele, she was crying
again.
"Shh, Adele. Don't cry." He said,
trying to comforter yet again.
"I am sorry. I knew today was going to
be hard." She mumbled.
"You don't have to be sorry. I just want
to be okay." Luke said, trying to get her to smile. He hadn't seen her
smile yet. Adele shook her head and threw the remaining three flowers over the
side of the pier.
"Goodbye Mother, Goodbye Daddy."
She looked at the six flowers swimming around in the water. She closed her eyes
and once again saw the bodies swimming around, trying to find salvation. 'God,
I hope Mother and Daddy weren't out there.' He hand automatically went up to
hold her locket. But it was not there! "Oh my God!" She gasped. Luke
snapped out of his trance and looked her way. Adele was crawling around on the
pier, apparently looking for something.
"What? Did you lose something?"
"My, my locket. The one my parents gave
me! It's gone!" Adele sobbed. Luke immediately got down on his knees and
began to search for the locket. But they couldn't find it. Adele stood up and started
crying hysterically. Luke, once again, came over to comfort her.
"Shh, Adele. It's okay, it's okay."
"That was the last thing my parents gave
me before they, they, they died." She sobbed into his shirt. Luke smoothed
her hair down.
"Oh Adele I am so sorry." Adele
pulled away, her face red and blotchy.
"I need to go home. I can't stay here
anymore."
Luke nodded, "Okay, I'll take you home.
Come on." He started leading Adele, still sobbing hysterically, away.