Losing Everything

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  In a matter of weeks my life had turned upside down.   Everything had shattered.   I had lost so much. It still seemed like a dream. It couldn’t be true. Could it?   How could everything have gone so wrong?   I watched as my they lowered my mother’s casket into the ground. I had stood here in the exact spot 2 weeks ago and had watched them lower my father’s casket. It felt like I had been standing here for the last 14 days. How had I lost so much so soon?    My sister Bella stood by my side crying, yet I couldn’t comfort her nor cry myself. My brother had refused to come to the funeral. He instead had packed a bag and told us he was shipping out for training. After our father’s funeral, Noah had gone and joined the Navy. Now he had to go back the States to train. So, all that was left of our family were me and my sister.   I couldn’t stand to hear another person tell us they were sorry for our lose. These people had no idea what we were going through, they would be able to go back to their lives with nothing changed, unlike us. Our lives would be forever changed. I had wanted to scream at them, but I kept it in. I had no choice but to keep it all in.   We stood there until everyone left, even then I couldn’t move me feet. I tried to talk but body wouldn’t move. I wanted to leave, to not have to stare at the graves of my parents any longer. I needed to get away, but as I tried I failed. I heard my sister’s cries further away. I thought she had been beside me. My confusion grew when I saw my sister in front of me saying something, but I could hear her.   The last thing I saw was my sister stretching out both her hands before the world fell into darkness.     I woke up to my head throbbing. I opened my eyes to see I was in my bedroom. I tried to move but it was a bit difficult. I slowly sat up looking around. I was no longer in my black dress from the funeral.   What had happened? I got up from the bed and made my way out of my room. I heard voices from voices from downstairs and followed the sound, walking slowly since my body was so sore.    I was outside my father’s study when I heard Bella talking to a man.       “Mr. Keller how is this possible?” I heard Bella say.   “Ms. Matthews. Your father had made some financial decisions in the last couple of years that didn’t pan out the way he hoped.”   “I still don’t understand.”   “Your father’s financial decisions and your mother’s illness drained out the savings they had.”   “What about the insurance policies? Or the college funds for Ivy and Noah?” Bella asked, the worry evident in her voice.   “I’m sorry Ms. Matthews, your father and pulled out the funds shortly before the accident to help with making payments.” The man replied.   “You’re telling me we have nothing? How was my father paying for everything? Ivy’s boarding school? My university?”   “Truth be told, everything was going well until your father decided to try a new venture. Your father had decided he wanted to stay here after his work with the department of defense was over and retirement from the Navy was official. He took a big risk.”   “What about military death benefits? My father died serving his country.” Bella questioned the man.   “Unfortunately, due to the circumstances, your disqualified from receiving any of those benefits. The only thing you have according to the document is this house and your grandmother’s house that she had left for your father. If you were to sell this place, you could clear both funeral expenses and pay off the remaining loans.”   “So, we have nothing? That’s what your say? Our parents left us with nothing, except a house in a country neither me nor my sister remember. And on top of that we can’t stay here, can we?” Bella cried, sitting down on the coach in the study.   “No, your reasons for stay no longer apply. You will need to go back to the States.” He replied.   Bella took a moment to think. She lost both her parents, her brother had gone off and joined the Navy as soon as he heard about their father and she had just become the guardian of her 16-year-old sister. She was just 20 years old herself.   She had been going to University in Paris when she got the call about her father. Now nothing would be the same as before. Her world had been torn apart. How would she tell Ivy she couldn’t go back to her school? Ivy had worked so hard to get a partial scholarship to the Swiss boarding school, Billiton International school. But there was no way Bella could afford half the costs for the place. Bella wouldn’t even be able to afford her own tuition. They would have no choice but to move back.   Bella straightened her shoulders and cleared her throat, “Where is this house in the States?” She asked. She was stronger than this. She would take care of her little sister no matter what.   “From the information I’ve received, its located in Chicago.” Mr. Keller replied.   “Thank you. If you can send me the information I will make a plan for us.”   “Ms. Matthews, the firm will take care of selling this house and clearing the loans. The only think I would suggest you focus on is packaging up and making arrangements for the move.” He said, getting up from the chair.   As Bella also stood and shook his hand and said, “Thank you for your help.”   “Again, I’m sorry for your loss.” He said, and then turned and left the study.     Ivy had tried to process everything she had heard and didn’t realize when the door had opened. The man had walked by without noticing her. Ivy looked into the room and saw her sister dropping to the couch and sobbing. She wished she could do something for her. But what could she do?   In the end she walked into the study she had often raced into to talk to her father. She walked to the couch and sat beside her sister.   “Bella?” She whispered.   Bella looked up at her sister, “Ivy.” She quickly wiped her tears and grabbed her younger sisters’ hands. “How are you feeling, honey?”   “I’m okay.” I replied.   “Your sure right?” Bella asked again.   “Yes.” I said with a shaky voice.   Bella looked at me for a moment and then pulled me into a hug. I couldn’t help but finally give in and cry. The two of sat there and cried for I don’t know how long.   After what felt like eternity Bella pulled away. She wiped her tears and said, “No matter what, we will not leave each other. I promise I will be by your side no matter what we go through. Do you promise?”   I looked at my older sister, she seemed to have aged in a few short weeks. We only had each other. I didn’t want to make anything harder for her than it needed to be. “Yes, I promise. It’s the two of us.” 
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