Allison Lopez

I woke up lying on the couch in the living area nearest to the kitchen.

"Looks like she's awake Lucas" Adapt yells from his seat nearby the couch I was on.

"Meeting in the theater" I yell to the whole house.

"I'll text the group chat!" Alex says.

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"Where's Owen" Highsky asks

"It's my fault guys! We fought and I regret what I said but I told him off he can't handle my way of grieving, I told him to go home. And then next thing I know for once in our god forsaken lives he actually fuckn did something I said. And I didn't even mean too." I say tears threaten to spill from my eyes.

"What happened" Nick asks.

"When we lost our father a friends father was there for us. He helped my mother, Owen and I out so much. My best friends mother, she thought he was sleeping with my mom so I lost a friend that day while we also lost Jack. He shot him self in the head. I found him . . . in the bathroom, blood was everywhere. She blamed me for her fathers death. Why? I have no idea." I say.

"We are here for you girly night and day" Apex says

"How can we help" Nordan asks.

"He left me a note. Lu . . . Lucas can you read it I can't I'm sorry" I stutter trying to say while holding back the tears.

"Yeah sure" he replies as I hand him the note.

"Dear Ally,

You clearly don't want me around, or that's at least how you made me feel. I want to give you your space, besides you fit in here better than I do. Know I will always love you. After all dad used to say,

'Alli and Owen, Family is not an important thing, it's everything cherish each other and be there for one another'.

That said Alli have have tried my hardest. I'm leaving to go back to Utah and have already told mom.

I love you.

I know you are struggling to get past Jacks suicide but taking it out on others isn't healthy. For me for you and anyone else who you might take it out on.

That's why I have to go.

Know I love you. I will never stop loving you. Not till the day one of us goes and joins Jack and can no longer express love for the other.

Please!

Let Lucas in and I promise he will support you in anyway possible. I left you my sloth necklace from pa.

I will call you when I can.

Love you.

- Owen"
Lucas reads as I run out of the theater mid letter.

Lucas Mosing

"I'll go talk to her" I  say walking out leaving everyone in silence in the theater.

"I ain't never scared and I ain't never horrified
I just look down at my Rolex, it said it's the darkest times
I ain't never terrified, I ain't never petrified
You know I see dead people, I just tell 'em, "Get a life"
I ain't never scurred, I'm not sure if that's a word, but
I mean every word, feelin' like, "Do not disturb, " wait
Let me testify, I have never testified
And I'm married to my pride, I ain't never, never cried
I got eyes like marbles, if I cry they sparkle
You know I can read your mind like I'm the author
There's a line for tomorrow and that line's gettin' shorter
I'm behind the trigger, what if I am the target?
Deep sigh, a sayōnara, I ain't afraid to die
It's either goodbye or good mornin', and the skies start to fallin'
And I'ma shine in the darkness
I look back down at my Rollie, it says, "Time for the chorus"
You know I'm not scared
Of the dark
(I ain't never scared, I ain't never scared)
I'm not running, running, running
No, I'm not afraid of the fall
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
I'm not scared, not at all
(I ain't never scared, I ain't never scared)
Why would a star, a star ever be afraid of the dark?
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
I'm not scared
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
I'm not scared, even from the start
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
I'm not scared of the dark
(I ain't never scared, I ain't never scared)
Of the dark
(I ain't never scared, I ain't never scared)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Okay, put my heart to the side
In my feelings, hoe, let's ride
Big MAC to the side
If she call, I'm gon' slide
"That my baby, " boy, you crazy
She might get a new Mercedes"

I listen to Allison sing.

"I love that song" I say startling her.

"I do to" she says putting a loose strand of hair behind her ear.

"Come here" I say as I embrace her in a hug as she just cries into my chest. "It's gonna be ok"

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Two weeks later

I hear a knock on the door and go to answer it.

"Owen" I say as he rushes inside holding an older mans hand.

"Lucas where's my sister" he asks.

"She's at the beach with Nick" I reply concerned "Owen what's going on?"

"Lucas meet, Lieutenant Colonel Diego Lopez, Lucas this is Allison and I, he's our father" Owen struggles to say and comprehend.

"Owen he can stay in your old rom and you can stay in Alex's room he won't be back for a while he went to Arizona to visit family" I say as I go grab their bags.

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"Babe I'm home" I hear Allison yell.

"Allison we need to talk, it's important, Nick come to" I say as we walk into Owens old room.

"Dad... it , it can't be your dead, Lucas this isn't funny" she screams.

"Baby girl what would I always say? Alli and Owen, Family is not an important thing, it's everything cherish each other and be there for one another" her dad says as she runs over to him and jumps into his embrace.

"Dad I missed you what happened" I ask as we sit on the bed.

"Honey it's complicated" is all he says in reply.