A long time ago, there was a young girl named Bella. She had two loving parents, her mother, whom they spent everyday talking and doing special things together. Whereas her father worked everyday. He loved Bella and her mother very much, but his life was in his work. They did not get to spend much time with Timothy, Bella’s father.

     One night, it was storming vigorously, the power went out and Bella and her mother, Sarah, were very afraid. The winds were high blowing, and the lightning, continuous. Sarah called Timothy at work, and expressed her fear, and begged for him to come home. He battled with her that everything would be okay, but she was afraid that it wouldn’t. Finally, Timothy gave in, and left work to come home.

     He did not work far from their home. Quite some time passed, and Bella and Sarah could not understand why Timothy was not home yet. They turned on the news to keep an eye on the weather. About fifteen minutes into watching the news, they showed an oblivious car accident. The wind had blown so hard that eerie night, it pushed the car straight into the ditch.

     Sarah started to pace the room, afraid that something had happened to her husband. Suddenly, she heard weeping in the living room and ran to see why Bella was crying. She asked Bella, “What’s the matter sweetheart”? Bella, without saying a word, pointed to the television screen and held her head down. When Sarah turned toward the screen, she saw clearly that the car that had fell into the ditch was her husbands.

     She fell to her knees and wept with Bella. That night seemed as if it would never end. Sarah, of course, blamed herself, for rushing Timothy home. She did not work much, and didn’t have much money. They planned the funeral and attended the next day, which devastated both Bella and her mother. Sarah knew that they would have to make a big change to move on with their life.

     The day after the funeral, as Sarah had not slept in two days, she awoke Bella early before the sun rose, and told her to pack everything she had. Bella was panicking as she knew of nothing that was going on. She didn’t understand why her mother was in such a hurry. Apparently, Sarah had hit rock bottom and had to forget her husband to make a happy life for Bella and herself. They put everything they could fit into the car, and left. They rode, and rode, and rode. Bella, who was weary of saying anything to her mother, asked where they were going. Her mother sat quiet, and stared contently at the road ahead of her. Bella kept quiet for a while.