A Short Story : A Story?

Tears streamed down my face as her Jade green eyes were closing I practically screamed: “No Amelia look at me, look here damn it.” Amelia let out one long and shaky final breath and then she was gone.

The police had arrived and after what felt like hours of questions and condolences, I was allowed to leave. But I didn’t. I couldn’t move. My whole body was numb. I couldn’t feel anything except for the Wendy sized hole in my heart. I stared out at the river. Praying that she was alive. That this was just some horrible prank and that she didn’t actually do it. I was hoping that she had survived.

Ashley was born in North Carolina. She was born to a seventeen-year-old single mom. According to her, two days compete for the worst day in her life: the first is the day she was taken from her mother; the second is the day she arrived at the Moss´ foster home four years later. The day she was taken from her mother, she had left South Carolina bound for Florida with her mother, her mother´s husband, and her younger brother Luke. She was only three years old. Before she was taken from her mother, she was an intuitive two-year-old, soaking up language and behaviors from a crew of rowdy adolescents who were trying on adult attitudes

She shouldn’t have let her husband's passing hold onto her so much like it did. When my mother left, I had no family around to cope with. I thought I’d always have my sister by my side. After all that we’ve been through I never thought she’d leave.

I sit in front of Sarah, a body covered in a large yellow sheet. I asked her Why Sarah? Why? I knew in my head she was not going to answer this, but my heart was still convinced that we could have one last

Ashley is 60 years old. She is the middle child of three sisters. Ashley reported that when she was growing up, her father abused her. She was also abused by her sister in the way she was setting up situations for Ashley to be raped or beaten. Ashley has great feelings of betrayal toward her father, mother, and sister. Her mother confessed to Ashely that she caught her husband when he was sexually molesting her oldest daughter. Ashley is angry that her mother did not stop the abuse, and she did not protect her and her sister. Ultimately, Ashley is angry that her mother was dependent on her father, and she did not even consider separating from him.

I just keep trying to look for clues. For answers. She had survived so much. Why that night?

Being around Ashley makes him miss his mom even more because of all the stress. Significant to grasp, Stewart said something he shouldn't have. “I can’t believe I ever wanted you for a sister…” (220 Nielsen). Ashley, caused a lot of trouble in the past week, and the whole effect has been placed on Stewart. Now Stewart is a ball of fire raging out on Ashley.

Thoughts were rushing through my head as I was driving her to the hospital. What if Jamie is still alive? What if they’ve been lying to me all this time? He might have up fronted her and things went wrong. My anger was overwhelming. Leaving her side was not an option because I promised not to leave her

I thought some piece of me would instinctively realize when she passed, especially since I knew the moment was imminent. But I did not. The nurse had to tell me. And just like that, the cautious optimism I had begun to let myself feel for the past ten days while they tried to give her just a few more weeks, burst.

Aria lay lifeless in her bed with her friends around her. Aria's mom shows up wondering what happen, why is my daughter dead while y'all stand here.

Ashley Crawford has had it all, perfect grades, perfect parents, perfect boyfriend. Overall perfect life. Until one day, out of the blue, life decided to take it all back. When she suddenly gets mugged after getting back from a party. She was ok until you saw her face. So after dropping down from queen to nerd, when she starts to wear a large hoodie to cover her face.

Later that week, on Ashley birthday, they made their plan a go. The truthers want it to be a hit and run. They blindfolded Ashley making her think they had a surprise for her but in reality they wanted to hit her with a shovel. After Jessie hit Ashley with the shovel, Anna buried her in the woods. I do not know why the truthers did this but after burying Ashely they ran to the police, told the police the truth, and got arrested. For awhile everyone hated the truthers for what they did but after five years went by everyone forgot about them.

It was so complicated. So difficult. And I . . . I said she was in hospital. And I know it wasn’t true.

She stated that she knew it was God's way of showing that Amanda's daughter, Azalee, was at the ceremony in spirit. Ashley stated that one of the reasons she was so touched by the ceremony was because she has a five year-old daughter. She says that she loves her daughter dearly. She also said that she is going to hold and kiss her daughter more often