To Ricky by Rijamekee T. Veii - HTML preview

Chapter five

Adrian woke up just as the plane was about to land. He was a bit surprised when he didn’t find Eudora waiting for him at the terminal.

He got his luggage, sat down on one of the benches and waited for her. She soon arrived with a friend. “Benvenuto Adriano!” yelled Eudora as she ran to hug him.

“Ciao Eudora, glad to see you” he said as he embraced her. “This is my friend Hendrick” she said introducing the tall man besides her.

“Hi Henry” He said and they broke out laughing. “What are you laughing about?” he shyly asked. “Forget it kid, let’s get out of here” Eudora replied as they made their way to the car.

Adrian couldn’t get the thought of finally meeting Ricky out of his head. He had thought of so many things he wanted to say to her. Once they got to the apartment and Hendrick had left Adrian thought he’d ask about Ricky.

“So, where’s Ricky? I have something to give her” He said as he looked for the letter he had written her.

Eudora grew quiet, almost as if her breath was knocked out of her. She didn’t know what to say to him or how to tell him what had happened. Adrian looked through the door at Eudora, she seemed almost lifeless.

“What’s wrong” he whispered as he walked over to her. The moment was interrupted by a loud knock on the door. “I brought the sweater you asked for!” yelled the voice as Eudora went to open the door. “Thanks Hayden” she replied tearfully as she opened the door.

“Why are you crying?” asked Hayden and she turned and saw Adrian in the lounge. “This is Adrian, my friend from Italy” Eudora replied, ignoring her tears. Hayden remembered him as the man who had written his sister letters before she died. “Yes, I think I know him” she said quietly.

Adrian was slightly shocked at what was going on but decided to ask about Ricky again.

“Hi, My Name is Adriano, or Adrian if you would like. I would like to meet Rachel if I may” he said a bit louder.

Hayden struggled to contain her tears and took a deep sigh. “You want to see Ricky? I’ll take you to Ricky, follow me” she said as she turned towards the stairs.

Adrian followed her as he quickly forced the letter into his pocket.

Eudora threw her hand over her mouth and watched as Adrian followed Hayden. They walked in silence to the car and once they got there Adrian ran over to Hayden.

“Can you please tell me what is going on, I just wanted to know where Rachel was” he said almost out of breath.

Hayden looked at Adrian almost angrily and turned around to open the door to the car. She didn’t say anything but waited for Adrian to get into the car. They drove in silence for a while.

Hayden parked the car and motioned for Adrian to follow her. They walked through a wide gate to what seemed like a cemetery. Adrian looked around and understood it all. They walked to a gravestone that looked very polished and new.

“You want to see Ricky? There she is!” yelled Hayden, her voice shaking and tears streaming down her face.

It was the first time he noticed her crying but what was a bigger shock was the tragedy of that moment. Adrian took a while to grasp the situation, he remembered Rachel writting about her cancer. He just never imagined he would be that late.

He turned to her grave stone and read her name.

 Rachel Vivienne Carver

1987-2012

He kneeled down and leaned on her grave stone.

He saw his tear falling on a bouquet of freshly picked flowers.

He closed his eyes as he felt all the excitement of finally getting to meet Ricky die out. He wiped his face and stood up. Hayden looked at him, not sure what to say.

He looked at her and then into the distance. As he put his hand into his pocket he felt the letter he had written and pulled it out. He looked at it, then put it on her gravestone and softly whispered.

“To Ricky”