the zoom call

fiftyfive

i met with my parents after i woke up because they said they needed to see me i went over to their room in my pajamas
"hey mom hey dad" i say hugging them
"hey sweetie" my dad says
"what did you guys need"
"um well when erika was dying she gave us this and asked us to give it to you when the time was right and we think it's now" my dad says
"oh ok" i say grabbing the disc that my mom held out
i started to head out
"hey noelle" my dad says
"yeah"
"we love you" i run to them and hug them
"i wish she was here"
"i know we do too" my mom says
"she would've been my maid of honor, i always used to tell her that"
"aw honey" my mom says
"watch the video it might make you feel better" my dad says
"ok" i say and walk back to my room
i pull out my laptop and put in the disc
"wait noah isn't here i need to watch this with him" i say to myself
"but i need to watch it" i say starting to cry
chloe walks in
"noelle what's wrong" she says sitting next to me
"i have a video from my dead sister who no one knows about except for noah and now you and i want to watch it but i need noah to watch it with me but i can't see him because it's my wedding day" i say crying more
"i have an idea" chloe says and jumps up to the closet
"ok wrap this around your eyes and i'll be right back" she says handing me a blindfold and runs out the door

chloes pov
i run to noahs room
"noah" i say banging on the door
"chloe calm down what is it" he says opening the door
"noelle needs you but like you can't see each other and stuff so put this on"
"um okay" noah says wrapping the blindfold around his eyes i grab his arm and run him back to noelle

noelles pov
chloe runs in the door and i hear a loud thud
"omg i'm so sorry noah" chloe says
"it's good" noah says
"noah" i say
"noelle"
"um well my parents gave me a recording of erika and i wanted to watch it with you"
"oh of course"
chloe walks him over to sit next to me and i feel around to find him once i do i hug him and he hugs me back
"ok i'm going to play it"
"i'll leave the room because this seems personal" chloe says
i wait a few seconds then i hit play and i hear her voice i start to cry and noah realizes so he pulls me into his arms
"hey noelle so as we all know i'm dying and you're only like 10 so you won't remember much of me so i wanted to make this so you could watch it later on ok so i really miss you but don't worry cuz i'm chilling with jesus anyways knowing you, you probably refused to clean out my room which thank you i'm glad you aren't cutting me out of your life. oh god i need to be serious. i love you so much ah shit now i'm crying anyways you're going to do so great in life i know it you're going to find an amazing boyfriend and hopefully get married and i'm sorry i can't be there to be your maid of honor but you'll find someone just as good as me. and you'll do so good in school and you'll be able to travel the world but please do everything you can because life is so short and i'm not good at speeches but i love you so much make sure to never change for anything or anyone thanks for the best 10 years ever forever love you from erika"she then blows a kiss at the screen and shuts off the video camera.
noah hugs me and kisses my forehead
"i wish she was here"i say
"i know" he says rubbing my back
"NOAH" i hear ben and finn yell
"i gotta go noelle but i promise we can talk about this later ok" noah says
"ok bye noah"
"bye noelle"
i take my blindfold off and chloe comes back in the room and hugs me
"i hope you're ok" she asks
"i kinda am" i say