Without You There Is No Me

I walked down the steps to go outside. All I saw around me was green. There was fresh, green grass with bushes cut into artistic shapes. I was following a perfectly lined path and saw a water feature not far away. I heard laughing and followed it. I had given Carrie a few hours where I talked things out with her parents. But I think I need to talk to her too.
I came to a stone archway. I walked through and found myself in a beautiful garden. There were flowers in bloom with grass and pathways. In the centre of the garden there was a water feature and not far away a bench.
Sitting on the bench were Carrie and Tony. They were singing something I didn't know and he was holding her hand gently. I walked over and they didn't look up until I was standing right in front of them.
"Hi Hannah," Tony smiled.
"Hey. Are you okay?" I asked Carrie.
"Yeah," she nodded. "Tony cheered me up,"
"Do you want to talk?" I asked.
"I think so. There's a lot I need to ask you," Carrie replied.
"Tony," I said when he didn't move.
"Oh yeah, sorry," he laughed. "Will you be okay?" he asked Carrie.
"Yeah," Carried nodded. "I'll see you later,"
"See you," he smiled back before he walked away. I sat down next to her and leaned back against the bench.
"What is this place?" I asked.
"It's yours," Carrie smiled wryly.
"What do you mean? It's not bringing anything back,"
"No. Your brother did it for you after you died. This was just grass before. But he changed it all. Made Hannah's Garden,"
"Really?" I smiled back. "I wish I could remember him,"
"Look, that's you," she said. I looked at the water feature and saw a woman made from stone. Her hands were cupped in front of her and she was looking upwards. The longer I looked the more of a likeness I saw.
"He killed himself," I muttered.
"I know. We don't talk about that though," Carrie said.
"I was scared Jaime would kill himself too. But Vic stopped it,"
"How did you meet Vic?"
"Oh, I moved to San Diego. Vic was my brothers friend. We talked and he was at my house a lot. It's weird. You can't explain how it makes you feel," I said. "You feel a connection and you love him even though you can't explain it. And then you realise what's happening to you,"
"What happens then?" Carrie urged.
"Then you can't be away from them. It physically hurts,"
"Then everything starts, right? They try to-"
"Yes," I rushed.
"I'm sorry you went through everything you did," Carrie said.
"I am too. But it doesn't matter," I shrugged.
"I'm scared, Hannah," she bit down on her lip.
"When you ran out I told your mom I'm going to do everything I can to make sure you're safe," I told her.
"Thanks," she said. "Um. . . How long are you here for?"
"Nine more days,"
"Not very long,"
"I'm not leaving you," I told her. She nodded and smiled. "So," I nudged her. "What about Tony?"
"What about him?" she mumbled.
"He seemed to like you,"
"He's cool," she grinned. "But he's an older guy. He's supposed to be cool. Right?"
"I guess so," I shrugged. "I'll take you to meet everyone," I said.
I stood up and so did Carrie. We walked out of my garden and through the grounds. Carrie led me back to the house through a different door. We went down into a cellar. We passed wine racks until we were in a storage section.
"I thought you might want this. They're yours," Carrie said. I saw a large wooden chest and a smaller one. "One is yours and one is my great grandfathers. He was your son so I figured you might want to know what happened to him,"
"Thank you," I grinned. We piled one on top of the other and took a handle each.
We walked through and up some stairs. We carried the chest up to my floor and put it down in my room. I sat down on the bed and Carrie watched me carefully.
"Are you going to open them up?"
"Not yet," I sighed heavily. "I don't think I could yet. Not without Vic," I added.
"Okay,"
"Let's find them," I urged.
We walked out of the room and started to search rooms for everyone. I looked inside a drawing room with desks and couches in. I saw everyone inside and opened the door wide.
"Hey Han'," Mike smiled.
"Han'," Vic smiled. He moved over for me and I sat down next to him.
"Sit next to me," Tony told Carrie. Carrie beamed at him and went over. She say down and I saw a goofy smile come over his face.
"What's up with him?" Vic whispered in my ear.
"I have no idea," I shook my head, "Everyone this is Carrie,"
"She looks like you," Jaime said.
"She's pretty," Mike added.
"Leave her alone," Tony defended.
"How about you stop talking about Carrie like she isn't even in the room," Jess snapped.
"Carrie, this is Jess. She's my step brothers girlfriend and her brother was like us," I explained.
"Oh, is he in San Diego,"
"He passed away," Jess said sadly.
"I'm sorry," she rushed.
"It's fine," I told Carrie. "Jaime is my step brother. Vic you know. Mike is Vic's brother and . . . well you know Tony,"
"How do you know Tony?" Mike asked.
"Shut up, Mike," Vic smiled.
"I need your help with something in a few days," I told Vic.
"Of course," he nodded. "I'm here, Han'," he promised. And I knew he was, which was some comfort.

Notes

Hey! What did you think? Do you like Carrie? What do you think will happen to her? What will Hannah find in the trunk? What's up with Tony? What more will they find out? :)