19 year old Isaac Hanson looked at the grave, and immediatly started crying
For on this day, it was exactly 1 year since "the accident"
As he continued to stare at the grave his mind drifted back to that night.....
"Taylor I need to ask you a favor" he asked his younger brother, as he entered the room they shared
"Shoot" the middle brother answered, as he put the book the was reading to the side
"You and Stephanie have any plans tonight" the oldest asked, referring to Taylor's girlfriend, Stephanie
Taylor thought for a minute
No, not that I know of"
"Good. Then you two can come with me"
"Come where"
Isaac looked into his brothers eyes, they were so innocent. So innocent in fact Isaac found it hard to ask him this favor
"I need you two to come with me, so I can go meet up with Tishina"
The younger of the two sighed
"Ike I've told you time and time again I'd do it but if mom and dad found out, I'd be in this room for the rest of my life"
Tishina was Isaac's "secret" girlfriend. Tishina, being of the black color, was forbidden to see Isaac
Mr. and Mrs. Hanson were strong christians and would not tolerate an inter-racial anything
"Come on Taylor" he pleaded "I'd do it for you"
He was right.
Isaac had always been their for Taylor, and if it was in fact Taylor in this position, Isaac would help his baby brother out, without hesitation
Taylor gave in
"Fine, fine, but I don't see why Stephanie has to be draged into all of this"
"Taylor if Stephanie comes, it won't be so obvious to mom and dad"
So things were set. They'd leave at 6:00 that night, pick up Stephanie and then meet Tishina at "The Harold" and popular club in the other wise boring Tulsa, Oklahoma
Everything was gonna go perfect and everything was going perfect until they had to leave
All four of them piled in the small Neon, Taylor taking the wheal, on a counter of Isaac being way to drunk to drive
Taylor and Stephanie sat up front hands interlocked, both secretly knowing they were doing the right thing
Isaac and Tishina belonged together. They were meant to be. It was obvious to both Taylor and Stephanie
The neon quietly creeped down the empty road, the road was so empty, Taylor even thought he drive down it, blindfolded
All of a sudden, out of nowhere like a bolt of lightning, there was a light, a screech and a scream, then for Isaac everything went blank
Isaac awoke the next morning, with a major headache
He opened his eyes to see his mother, father and brother Zac.
All their faces tear stained and red
"Is everyone okay" he was hurt, so the others must have been too
"No" his father answered quietly
This was NOT the answer he was expecting
"Who isn't?"
So, now here was Isaac exactly one year later in front of this tombstone. The only physical memory of the people that didn't survive that night he had left
Like he did a million times before he read the inscription aloud:
Here lies Stephanie Batrudo and Taylor Hanson. Two innocent souls. May they rest in peace.
1983 - 1998
The tears started to flow, and just couldn't be stoped
Innocent Innocent Innocent Innocent
The word played over in his mind, it just wouldn't go away
They were innocent, they weren't supposed to die
So why did they?
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