You know how you have that one best buddy, that is a guy, and you've been friends since he took your animal crackers in Kindergarten, but somehow you became friends? Yea, well, I have one of those. And his name is Kyle.

I grabbed my backpack and slammed my locker shut. I immediately went to Kyle's locker, and poked him a million times in the arm until he turned to me.

"Heyyy buddy" I said with a grin on my face.

He chuckled "Hey Gabbie, you walkin'?"

"Yup, like always. You?" I asked.

"Yup." He said with his amazing smile.

We crashed through the doors, and began to walk home. We usually talked about video games or something. We LOVED video games.

"Dude, so yea, I just got the new Halo game, and oh my god, it freaking rocks!" I exclaimed, realizing I sounded like a nerd, but I really didn't care.

"Yea, I heard that game was supposed to be awesome" He smiled.

"Yea, they have so many new guns, and places to go. And, I got the new Rockband, and I'm tellin' ya', its WAY better than the first one."

"Yup." He said. He was sort of shy; But not around me, just other people.

We walked the rest of the way home, and then split off into our separate ways, to go to our houses. Our houses were right next to each other.

After I did my homework, I grabbed my phone and called Kyle.

"Hey man, you want to come over and play some Halo?" I asked. I was a huge tomboy.

"Sure, sounds like fun, I'll be right over." He said and hung up.

In about 1 minute, he walked in. We rushed downstairs and started up my Xbox.

We played video games for quite a while, and then my parents left.

We continued to play video games, and then we got tired, and watched some T.V. We watched our favorite show, Bones. Then, a breaking news report popped up. I was about to skip over it, but then I saw pictures of my parents.

They… were murdered.

I screamed, and my sister came down from her room, and ran to me.

"Gabbie? What's wron-" she began to say, but then to say the T.V screen.

"WHY ARE MOM AND DAD ON T.V SAYING THEY WERE MURDERED?!" she screamed and cried.

"I don't know Kristin!" I cried.

Kyle scooched towards me and put his arms around me.

"Gabbie, I'm so sorry" He said and pushed the hair that was going into my face, out of my face.

I cried in his arms, and held onto my sister.

I got up, and called the police asking them what happened.

As they told me the news once again, I put my hand over my mouth and my face, and hysterically cried on my knees. Kyle came to me with my sister in his arms comforting her too.

Kyle's mother crashed through the door, and had tears streaming down her face.

"Oh my god! Gabbie, Kristin! Are you guys okay?!" she said.

I continued to hysterically cry with my sister crying with me.

"They can't die! NO! PLEASE! MOM! DAD! I LOVE YOU! PLEASE DON'T GO!" I screamed. "I PROMISE YOU GUYS THAT I WILL TAKE CARE OF KRISTIN AND FIND YOUR KILLER! I WONT STOP SEARCHING UNTIL THE DAY I DIE!"

Police arrived, and more people began to arrive, and it all was going on around me, but I blurred out. I was in my own world.

*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* (At the funeral)

I wore all black, and my heart felt like it was dying, and was going to pop out of my chest.

I sat in the front row in front of many people. I sat there with tears dripping down my face, and when they brought the coffins in, I turned my head away. I did not want to see them like that.

The priest went on about how they were very good people, and church, funeral stuff. I was in my own world. I held Kristin in my arms.

"Would anyone like to say a couple words?" The priest asked.

"Gabbie, go up" Kristin whispered.

Kyle put his hand on my shoulder, and I looked back at him. He nodded.

I raised my hand and went up to the podium.

"Hi. My mom and dad were great people. I loved them very much. I've lived all my life with them, and I loved them even when I said I hated them. And, I promise myself, that I will always keep them in my heart, and I will take care of my sister. They were great people. And I wish." I began to choke up. "That I can bring them back." I began to cry into my hands. I ran out of the room and perched myself up against a wall and cried into my hands.

Kyle came running to me and held me in his arms as I cried.

"It's going to be okay Gabbie. I promise" He whispered.