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walk downstairs helping mom down and then helping her into her wheel chair at the bottom I roll her out the living room.
She pats my hand “thank honey bun”
Kyle is talking with Andrew who came home this weekend because my mother called and asked him to come.
He was forced into coming by his girlfriend who believes in family communication and all that crap.
But at least he’s here.
We take our pictures. Mom smiling and laughing as she blinks through the better part of the pictures.
Annalise sullenly takes a couple and then storms back upstairs. Andrew following pursuit. Kyle carries my mom back to her room and I set up her bed.
“okay mom ill be back soon okay so I love you and im just a phone call away okay so don’t hesitate” I hover over her trying to help if needed.
Kyle coughs and I smile. “Okay mom” I lean in a kiss her fragile face.
She smiles and grabs my hand. “I love you my bunny cake okay. Go on have fun. I love you” I slip past her grasp and close the door firmly behind me. Saying I love you for the millionth time.
Not knowing that was going to be the last time.


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The school parking lot was full and by the time we go inside the gym everyone was dancing and it was so dark we couldn’t find our table. Kyle keeps his grasp on my hand as we pass shocked faces and people who glared at me. I smiled and waved. A whole new confidence seizing me.

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She looked beautiful.
Her dress ending way before her knees and shimmery.
Her hair was done in curls and something on her eyes made them look mysterious.
Her lips as always look kissable and it takes all my will not just pull her into my lap and start kissing her right in front of everyone.
We were dancing to a slow song and I pull her close.
“ you look beautiful.”
“oh do i?” she laughs and kisses me. “why thank you. Not so bad yourself.” She giggles.
The clock chimes three times and then it turns 12. She smiles and kisses me.
“Im thirsty. Come on”
We walk outside cups in hands as she fumbles around her small purse and pulls out her cell phone.
I look up at the night sky and let the cool spring air cool me down.
“omg Kyle we have to go” she is reading a text and listing in to a voice mail when she looks over to me.
I grab her hand and we run through the crowds and to my car.
“ were are we going? Hospital? Home?” I ask her.
“ I think home. No uh hospital.” She looks flustered.
Never have I seen her flustered.

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My mother was dead.
Gone.
Not part of the physical world.
Just dead.
I cant seem to move out of the way as the nurses move around me to unplug all the iv’s and medications.
My father and brother are crying outside and annalise is nowhere to be found.
And I am sitting here in my prom dress. Looking at my dead mother.
I feel kyles warm arms envelop me and I start to cry.
i look up and notice kyles eyes change color
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Publication Date: 11-08-2012

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