Crabbe's end journal

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Through out the Summer, I was back at home with a part time job at a very fancy restaurant and doing Summer school. When the fall came I was all set and registered at the University of Toronto where Mary had teached. No matter where I walked in the school something would remind me of her. I was in a nursing program and that first week I had seen the most beautiful girl alive, she almost looked exactly like Mary. She had long brown hair and big blue eyes, this girl was a one of a kind. I finally grew the nerve to go talk to her. " Hello, how are you?'' I asked. "Good afternoon, I'm good thanks.'' Just the way she talked made me think of her. "My name's Franklin Crabbe, yours?" She looked nervous then responded : " My name's Christina Pallas" Pallas? That was Mary's last name, I wonder if she knew her.
Me and Christina were taking in the same nursing program. A month or so of knowing her I decided I'd find find out if she had known Mary. Maybe she was a relative, aunt, friend '' Mary was my mother" she said. I didn't know how to respond, I was so in shock. I needed to know everything about Mary that I never knew. " Your mother was a great woman " Christina looked confused to how I knew her mother. Me and Christina been spending a lot of time togehter, not only was she my friend but I was beginning to fall in love with her.
This girl was everything I wanted, she loved nature, she was open minded, creative and smart. Christina was just like Mary. After the first year of University was done there was a huge student party on the residence. Me and Christina went off to the party together, we both met so many new people. But the one thing I haven't had in months was Silent Sam, and he was there. Through out the midd...

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...in labout, that day our little Serenity was born. You would think being a father, living with the girl I loved and being out of the hospital for over a year now I'd be happy, but I wasn't.
Every night I get the flashbacks of last Summer and Mary dying. Sometimes it feels like her ghost is around me. Times have been though for me, I couldn't take it no more, again. They say the very first time you fall in love that feeling never goes away, I was starting to believe it. I couldn't tell Christina I loved her mother it just didn't seem right. I miss Mary, her and Christina were so alike, they looked the same such gorgeous ladies. Coming back from the hospital we left Serenity there for the night and Christina had went to bed when we got home. That night I left again without a trace, it's better my daughter doesn't know who I am. I needed to be with Mary again.

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