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The Letters - Chapter 06
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The rain steadily trickled down from the darkened clouds that morning. The air was crisp and chilly. How fitting for it was a day of mourning. A day of shedded tears and philisophical, 'what if's and 'if only's. Today was the day Mark Sans would be eternally put to rest.
The loud electric buzzing of the digital alarm blared through the awkward silence of Jaydens room. He reached over to quickly turn it off. It was of no use anyway, for he didn't sleep much that night. Too many thoughts, mnemories and even some regrets, clouded his mind and left him at unrest. His tired eyes drifted towards the suit hung from his closet door and a deep sting in his heart vibrated him to the core.
A soft knock, followed by the creaking noise of his hinges, brought his mother in view.
"Would you like some breakfast before you go?" She questioned softly. Jayden shook his head, "All right." She turned to leave, "Are you sure you wouln't like me or your father to come with you?"
"No, its all right." He looked over at the letter on his nightstand, "I think i'm going to see some friends afterwards."
Bela walked into the nursery and over to the crib. She looked over the railing and smiled lovingly down at the cooing infant.
"How's momma's boy this morning?" She whispered. Then, after a quick look around, she reached in, picking Landon up gently. Bela craddled him in her arms. A calming sigh escaped her lips.
Soon after he was born and her mother had taken it upon herself to claim Landon her own, her mother also often denied Bela the simple pleasures of motherhood, as well as the burdens. Bela could count on her fingers the number of times she has held Landon. That on its own made it all seem not worth it. The peacefull innocence she once posessed was now locked away in the depths of her heart, but as she held Landon close, she could feel those emotions sneaking out once more.
"Bela? What are you doing?" The shrill voice of her mother pierced her silence.
"I came to check on him." She replied.
"Well get the move on. We have to leave in an hour."
"Mother?" Bela called as she laid Landon back in his crib. "I uh... I don't want you to go with me to the funeral."
"What?"
"I don't want you to go. I think you should stay here." Bela stated.
"Well waht you think and what is are two different things."
"Mom, please."
"I'm not leaving you alone. I mean look what happened the last time I didn't keep an eye on you!" She spat. Bela glanced down at Landon and smiled.
"He's not a horrible mistake, mother. There was nothing wrong about what I did and you have to forgive me sometime." Her mother hardened her look.
"Fine. If you want to act grown, go ahead. I'll be right here with an 'I told you so' when you realize you can't handle it." She left the room and Bela looked down at Landon once more.
"Don't worry Landon, all we need is each other."
Amanda made her way down the road of the cemetery. The soggy ground beneath her bending to her sway. She looked around at all the people gathered. Many faces were familiar. Most of them were kids from school. She spotted another familiar face and let out a sigh of relief. She made her way another few feet until she reached said face. He turned to her with a mournful smile.
"Long time..." she spoke softly. "How are you Gagent?" He shrugged slightly.
"To tell you the truth I could be better." He paused. "Its good to see you, Amanda." He reached for a hug, Amanda nodded.
"Good t see you too!" She accepted his embrace. "So..." She began as she pulled away. "You couldn't quite make it there either." He shook his head.
"I've been waiting to see if any one else will show. It doesn't seem right to be here without everyone." He confessed. She nodded.
"Yeah, I feel it to!"
"Mandy!" Amanda turned to the voice as well as Gagent as another name flew out. "Gage!" They watched on as Jayden made his way over to them. Jayden embraced them both and they returned the jesture.
"Jay..." Gagent replied. Jayden looked from one to the other.
"God, it great to see you guys again." He paused. "Taylor? Bela?"
"Haven't seen them yet." Gagent stated.
"They'll be there." Amanda stated. "Don't worry."
Bela rushed through the house looking for her shoes. She had sworn she placed them by the door. But when she looked they were not there. The thought of her mother hiding them to prove a point wasn't completely unreasonalbe and just as she was about to question her. The door bell rang. She reached over and opened it. The young man, stood in black slacks, a hunter green shirt and as he turned towards her, she saw his black tie. Bela looked to his face and couldn't help her smile.
"Taylor."
"Hi, Bela!" He smiled. She quickly embraced him. He wrapped his arms around her as soft sobs escaped her lips. She pulled away slightly.
"I'm sorry. It just feels like its been so long. Its nice to see a loved face." She caressed his cheek softly.
"Yeah, I've missed you so much as well." She nodded slightly.
"What are you doing here?"
"Thought we could go together." He replied.
"Yeah. All right. I just... need to find my shoes." She let Taylor in. "Momma? Shoes?"
"They're in your room by your dresser!" She snapped slightly as she came into the room.
"Thank you." Bela rushed off to get them as her mother met eyes with Taylor.
"Mr. Miles..." She acknowledged.
"Nice to see you again, Mrs. Jenkins." He smiled.
"Yes, how long as it been now?"
"A little over a year." He replied.
"Hmm.. feel like less." She scorned slightly as she left the room. Bela came back in.
"You ready?" Taylor questioned. She nodded as she grabbed her jacket.
They left the house and hurried off to the funeral. They arrived some odd minutes later and as they walked up towards the crowd, Taylor began to speak.
"How's Landon?" Bela looked up at him, unsure how to answer.
"He's a... great... wonderful actually." Her words were soft. Taylor nodded.
"That's great." He smiled. Before Bela could speak again, another voice called out to them.
"Taylor! Bela!" They looked and saw Amanda, Gagent and Jayden standing together close to the crowd. They hurried over to greet everyone.
"Oh my god, you guys..." Taylor embraced Amanda and Gagent as they laughed lightly and embraced him back. Jayden looked down at Bela and she smiled up at him.
"Jay-Bird." She spoke softly as she grabbed his hands. Jayden linked his fingers with hers and smiled.
"Silver-Bells." She laughed lightly and he leaned in and kissed her forehead.
"Jay!" Taylor called.
"Tay!" Jayden replied as he reached over and hugged him.
"You guys ready?" Amanda asked. They all looked around at each other, giving soft nods. Joining hands, they all made they're way over to say goodbye to Mark.
The loud electric buzzing of the digital alarm blared through the awkward silence of Jaydens room. He reached over to quickly turn it off. It was of no use anyway, for he didn't sleep much that night. Too many thoughts, mnemories and even some regrets, clouded his mind and left him at unrest. His tired eyes drifted towards the suit hung from his closet door and a deep sting in his heart vibrated him to the core.
A soft knock, followed by the creaking noise of his hinges, brought his mother in view.
"Would you like some breakfast before you go?" She questioned softly. Jayden shook his head, "All right." She turned to leave, "Are you sure you wouln't like me or your father to come with you?"
"No, its all right." He looked over at the letter on his nightstand, "I think i'm going to see some friends afterwards."
Bela walked into the nursery and over to the crib. She looked over the railing and smiled lovingly down at the cooing infant.
"How's momma's boy this morning?" She whispered. Then, after a quick look around, she reached in, picking Landon up gently. Bela craddled him in her arms. A calming sigh escaped her lips.
Soon after he was born and her mother had taken it upon herself to claim Landon her own, her mother also often denied Bela the simple pleasures of motherhood, as well as the burdens. Bela could count on her fingers the number of times she has held Landon. That on its own made it all seem not worth it. The peacefull innocence she once posessed was now locked away in the depths of her heart, but as she held Landon close, she could feel those emotions sneaking out once more.
"Bela? What are you doing?" The shrill voice of her mother pierced her silence.
"I came to check on him." She replied.
"Well get the move on. We have to leave in an hour."
"Mother?" Bela called as she laid Landon back in his crib. "I uh... I don't want you to go with me to the funeral."
"What?"
"I don't want you to go. I think you should stay here." Bela stated.
"Well waht you think and what is are two different things."
"Mom, please."
"I'm not leaving you alone. I mean look what happened the last time I didn't keep an eye on you!" She spat. Bela glanced down at Landon and smiled.
"He's not a horrible mistake, mother. There was nothing wrong about what I did and you have to forgive me sometime." Her mother hardened her look.
"Fine. If you want to act grown, go ahead. I'll be right here with an 'I told you so' when you realize you can't handle it." She left the room and Bela looked down at Landon once more.
"Don't worry Landon, all we need is each other."
Amanda made her way down the road of the cemetery. The soggy ground beneath her bending to her sway. She looked around at all the people gathered. Many faces were familiar. Most of them were kids from school. She spotted another familiar face and let out a sigh of relief. She made her way another few feet until she reached said face. He turned to her with a mournful smile.
"Long time..." she spoke softly. "How are you Gagent?" He shrugged slightly.
"To tell you the truth I could be better." He paused. "Its good to see you, Amanda." He reached for a hug, Amanda nodded.
"Good t see you too!" She accepted his embrace. "So..." She began as she pulled away. "You couldn't quite make it there either." He shook his head.
"I've been waiting to see if any one else will show. It doesn't seem right to be here without everyone." He confessed. She nodded.
"Yeah, I feel it to!"
"Mandy!" Amanda turned to the voice as well as Gagent as another name flew out. "Gage!" They watched on as Jayden made his way over to them. Jayden embraced them both and they returned the jesture.
"Jay..." Gagent replied. Jayden looked from one to the other.
"God, it great to see you guys again." He paused. "Taylor? Bela?"
"Haven't seen them yet." Gagent stated.
"They'll be there." Amanda stated. "Don't worry."
Bela rushed through the house looking for her shoes. She had sworn she placed them by the door. But when she looked they were not there. The thought of her mother hiding them to prove a point wasn't completely unreasonalbe and just as she was about to question her. The door bell rang. She reached over and opened it. The young man, stood in black slacks, a hunter green shirt and as he turned towards her, she saw his black tie. Bela looked to his face and couldn't help her smile.
"Taylor."
"Hi, Bela!" He smiled. She quickly embraced him. He wrapped his arms around her as soft sobs escaped her lips. She pulled away slightly.
"I'm sorry. It just feels like its been so long. Its nice to see a loved face." She caressed his cheek softly.
"Yeah, I've missed you so much as well." She nodded slightly.
"What are you doing here?"
"Thought we could go together." He replied.
"Yeah. All right. I just... need to find my shoes." She let Taylor in. "Momma? Shoes?"
"They're in your room by your dresser!" She snapped slightly as she came into the room.
"Thank you." Bela rushed off to get them as her mother met eyes with Taylor.
"Mr. Miles..." She acknowledged.
"Nice to see you again, Mrs. Jenkins." He smiled.
"Yes, how long as it been now?"
"A little over a year." He replied.
"Hmm.. feel like less." She scorned slightly as she left the room. Bela came back in.
"You ready?" Taylor questioned. She nodded as she grabbed her jacket.
They left the house and hurried off to the funeral. They arrived some odd minutes later and as they walked up towards the crowd, Taylor began to speak.
"How's Landon?" Bela looked up at him, unsure how to answer.
"He's a... great... wonderful actually." Her words were soft. Taylor nodded.
"That's great." He smiled. Before Bela could speak again, another voice called out to them.
"Taylor! Bela!" They looked and saw Amanda, Gagent and Jayden standing together close to the crowd. They hurried over to greet everyone.
"Oh my god, you guys..." Taylor embraced Amanda and Gagent as they laughed lightly and embraced him back. Jayden looked down at Bela and she smiled up at him.
"Jay-Bird." She spoke softly as she grabbed his hands. Jayden linked his fingers with hers and smiled.
"Silver-Bells." She laughed lightly and he leaned in and kissed her forehead.
"Jay!" Taylor called.
"Tay!" Jayden replied as he reached over and hugged him.
"You guys ready?" Amanda asked. They all looked around at each other, giving soft nods. Joining hands, they all made they're way over to say goodbye to Mark.
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