Snapshots

Chapter 2: Grieving

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Steven

He doesnt understand things that well.

He didnt understand why men in uniform came to his house. They walked around as if they were looking for something.

He certainly didnt understand when the officer hugged him tightly and spoke softly like he was about to cry.

"You mother had an heart attack at work last night I'm sorry son. Shes in a better place now"

Before he could ask on what they had said they had driven off in their police cars.

Steven walked to Madame Lupins House without hesitation. He still wasnt crying. He still didnt understand what was going on. What did they mean better place?

"Wheres Mummy?" He yelled as he walked into the house. The Door was unlocked and he let himself in. He was told to never scream in her house but his head was hurting and he didnt understand why his mother hadnt come home that night and he had to sleep alone.

"Where is Mummy?" He shouted again. He quickly ran upstairs and checked in her room and she wanst there.

Madame Lupin was sitting on her usual seat, eyes were filled with tears she was holding her hanky, wiping her tears as steve approached her.
"Whats going on?" Steve asked annoyed
Lupin tried to clear all her tears.
"My Child she is dead. Mummy isnt with us anymore." 
She went back to crying but harder now.

Steves Eyes grew wide.

Now he understood.

He runs upstairs to the spare room and shoves his head into the pilliow. Tears falling everywhere, dretching the sheets.He had never cried like this before.He didnt want any of this is happen.

His World was gone.

She had left him. In a world he hated so much. He yelled into his pilliow his heart breaking into bits and pieces while his at it. His tears were endless and his mind was attacking him with questions. What are you going to do now steve?

Madame Lupin fed him some bread and soup at night and he ate it slowly and painfully. He gave up half way.
"Im not hungry madame." He said in between sobs. Lupin looked up from her soup. She honestly wasnt hungry, but she wanted to make an effort on steve. Everyone makes an effort on steven.

"Listen here young man." Lupin spoke expecting full attention. "Are you listening?"

Steve nodded and was all ears.

"Sarah might be gone stevie. But your a strong boy. Your-your gonna get your things back home and start a new chapter. Your mother would of wanted you to not go on crying all day."

Steve looks up at her and nodds. She was right. The closest thing he had to his mother was Lupin Now.

"Eat and tomorrow we will go and collect your things." She said no more and got up and went to her room and shut the door.

The bed was cold and hard. He had never slept in a bed before with more than 2 sheets. He would always share with his mother and she would hold him when it was cold at night. She was really starting to miss her.He tried as best he could to wrap the sheets around him as if he was being cradled.

All night long he cried himself softly to sleep.

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The soil was freshly dug and the coffin was laid. The prayers were all sung loudly and solumly. The Service was quite and the faint noise of tears and hurt could be heard echoing through the church. Steve was at the head of the coffin and on his knees.