I was so excited from the walk that I had to take my book bag off and hold it in front of my waist, so the bulge in my gym shorts wasn’t noticeable....The train arrived within 5 minutes. It was extremely crowded, as it always was during the week at 8 am.The doors opened but no one got off, the Arab lady was still in front of me and tried squeezing in which was especially difficult given the baby carriage; several people tried squeezing in further to accommodate her – and I was just a couple feet. ..GO!” Chris says as they race again Everyone starts cheering as before. I look to see Lindsey and Serena in the middle. Lil Greg and Dakota on their left with Lil Heath and Karen on their right. Dakota is on Serena’s immediate left. Once they get half way I watch as Dakota trips Serena making her go face first into the sand. I get up quickly running to Serena while Lindsey tries to help her kid sister up. I get to them both as the others keep racing. I see Serena crying while I kneel. When I started coming to, I could feel licking on my face and body and my name being repeated inside my head. How could any of that be? Must just be a dream. But the wet tongue over my face was not a dream. It was b**st and he was trying to revive me. I twisted my face away and slowly sat back up. The raft had drifted into shore where b**st finally was able to reach me.I heard, ‘Alexa? You okay? Worried.’I looked up at him and gave him a weak smile. “Thanks, b**st. I’m okay. Tired, really. Livingston. This was not particularly surprising, as my Uncle hated loose ends and he made sure that nothing was ever up in the air. I knew he was the type of man to have prepared a will, but for myself to be expected to turn up at the meeting struck me as odd.As much as I had wished away the reality, the day of the funeral came. I wore the very first suit he bought me in honor of him. Tears were shed by many; I didn't recognize most of these people. I felt a pang in my heart as I realized what.