This isn’t a joke, it’s really me, Pete. I have liked you since I first saw you all those years ago.
Jane wanted to see for herself if this was actually happening so decides to reply back to the message.
Is it really you? How can it be when you have died? How can you still text me?
She receives a reply straight away.
I can’t explain at the moment, I will text you another time.
Jane then begins to cry again. This time she wasn’t sure if these were tears of happiness or tears of sadness, she couldn’t make her mind up as she was feeling all over the place. Her mum came home at the right time, Jane wanted a hug off her in the hopes it may take some of the pain away for a moment.
“Jane I heard what happened, I am so sorry love.” Her mum holds her. “If you ever want anything, just ask and I will see what I can do.”
“Thanks mum but all I want at the moment is Pete but I can’t have that.” Jane cries and holds her chest.
“I wish I could take this pain away from you Jane, I really do. Would you like me to do something nice for your tea?”
“No mum I am ok at the moment, I don’t feel like eating.”
Jane’s mum felt helpless but to try to help her daughter she hugged her even tighter and stroked her hair. Jane cried into her mother’s loving embrace until she drifted off to sleep.
A week had passed by since Pete’s death. To Jane it had gone by in such a numbness blur. The day she dreaded had arrived, Pete’s funeral, and this would be the day she would tell her final goodbye forever to the person who meant so much to her. Jane had not received any more text messages from Pete’s number but to try not let his memory fade away she had kept the ones she had received on the day he died. Pete’s mum had not been round to see her either.
“Jane, sorry I haven’t been round to see you, I am finding it really hard.” Said Pete’s mum
“That’s ok, I understand.”
“Have you still got that message you received from Pete’s phone?”
“Yeah, I had received a couple more on the same day but nothing else recently.”
“Well I will come over this week, I promise.” Said Pete’s mum with a brave smile on her face.
His mum walks off to attend the wake at the local pub down the road from the church, Jane isn’t feeling up to seeing anyone so she walks to a nearby park and luckily for her there is no one around. She sits on the old rusted swing. The play area seemed to have stayed the same, since the park area was developed when she was an adolescent girl. Jane then has a vision of her and Pete talking while sitting on the same swings. This was something they both used to do a lot. A light breeze blew Jane’s long blonde hair then suddenly her vision is interrupted by the feel of a frozen breath on the back of her neck. She turns around but no-one is there. Thinking she is going crazy she closes her eyes and takes a deep breath, Jane feels an icy cold kiss on her right cheek but still no-one else is around. Not knowing what is happening Jane leaves the park and walks home. It wasn’t too far away only about half a mile.
As Jane walks into her house, she can faintly hear someone call her name that sounded like Pete’s voice. Shaking her head to get a grip, she slams the front door shut and runs straight up to her bedroom. As respect to Pete and his family Jane had left her phone at home, however she was curious to see if any messages had been sent from Pete’s number. Jane picks up her phone to have received a message as she had guessed.
Thank you for coming to my funeral, I am happy you decided to go. xx
Now Jane knew all this was actually happening, she was not losing her mind, and she didn’t feel freaked out anymore. In fact, it made her happy and some of the pain go away. Not wanting this to end, she replied.
Was it you in the park with me today? The kiss? Xx.
Bleep bleep. Yes, it was me xx. Came the reply.
I wish I could have done it back but I couldn’t see you lol xx.
Lol, well anyway you will be expecting something to happen tomorrow night when you are happily dreaming away. I can’t tell you as it is a surprise xx.
The next day was Jane’s 16th birthday, her original plans were to be going out with Pete to the cinema and Pizza afterwards but today Jane was not up to doing anything and just stay at home. All day long she was thinking what her surprise could be. Could it be Pete alive again? Would she wake up to a lot of money? She didn’t have the slightest idea at all.
Jane snuggled down into her bed just after midnight, this evening she had been watching a couple of her new blu rays she had received today, it also helped her stop thinking about Pete and the surprise. As Jane closed her eyes and drifted off to sleep, she was somewhere nice and romantic, an enchanted forest that had a sparkling water. There was a bright moon in the night sky and a cool calming breeze in the air, Jane felt happy and safe in the
