A New Death: CJ's Story by Vasquez Josh

Author:Vasquez, Josh [Vasquez, Josh]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-03-11T07:00:00+00:00

III. Sorrow

It has been three days since we left our house.

Three days since we lost my sister.

Three days since the dead started walking.

We made it to the cabin without any other problems. I think we were able to make it out of the city before anyone else was able to. Our ride was a quiet one. I don’t think anyone spoke a single word. It was horrible. The only thing you would hear was the sniffles of crying.

When we reached the cabin, G-Dad, G-Mom and Aunt Laura were all there. They had made it there safely too and were on the front porch waiting for us. The relived looks on their faces were quickly extinguished as we got out of the Explorer. Noticing that Hailey was absent and the looks on our faces was enough for them to realize what had happened.

Everyone reacted differently despite that it was all the driven by the same emotion: Sorrow.

Aunt Laura put one hand over her mouth and rested the other on her stomach. She sat back down in her rocking chair and wept quietly.

G-Mom, with growing tears in her eyes, walked up to Dad and slapped him in the face. He never flinched as she began to sob and yell at him for losing her granddaughter. I knew the things she said were out of grief, not legitimate anger. I think that Dad knew that too, because once she lost steam after a minute or two, he wrapped his arm’s around her and she hugged him back just as tight.

G-Dad went to Mom and held her as he cried.

Now, in the safety of her father’s arm, my mother finally broke down.

I don’t remember how long we stood outside, but it seemed to stretch on forever. When we did finally go in, I remember Aunt Laura pulling me aside and giving me the biggest hug. She tried her best to smile.

“Have you heard from Uncle Josh yet?” I asked.

“No. Not yet,” her smile slowly fading.

I nodded and wondered if maybe I shouldn’t have asked that.

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