I barely slept tonight, what do I do now? Michael and Georgia are dead and their child is sleeping in the room next to me. It's 5 am when I decide to get out of bed, I am done staring at the ceiling. While walking past her room I look inside; she is still in a deep sleep.
I have to do something, don't I? I stare at some of Kenzie her toys for a while when I decide to call the retirement home where granny is staying. Has she heard the news already? Does she know her child has drowned in sea? I dial the phone number in and wait for it to be answered. "Hello" "Hi, I'm checking up on miss Evans" "Miss Evans, yes. She saw the news yesterday. Mentally, she is breaking ofcourse. She fainted twice after the news and she barely slept tonight". I take a deep breath, so she knows.. "Is she okay? Her health?" "Yes, for now she is okay and in no physical danger" "Okay, thank you".
A little voice from upstairs is calling for me. Her face lights up when I walk into her room. "Hey there, you had a good night of sleep?". With a hug my question will be answered. I take her downstairs with me and let her play with her toys for a while.
I take a look at my phone and see messages from Madison coming in;
Mads: 'saw the news'
Mads: 'do you know anything yet?'
I feel tears form in my eyes while typing.
Me: 'they didn't make it'
Mads: 'shit'
Mads: 'should I come over? Help out with Mackenzie and you?'
Me: 'sure'.
I put my phone down, it's real. "Clar sad" Kenzie looks at me with a form of worry in her eyes. "No, no baby. Claire is fine. You know what? Madison is coming to play with us today".
One day, she has to know.
Just not today.