MISSING: THE LAST FOSTER

Chapter 4

"Sheki!" Lizle screams when Shekinah lost her balance beside and almost fall in the ground. Raixen was just had enough distance and catches Shekinah before her head touches the ground.

Raixen carried her girlfriend inside the car and brought her to their house to let her rest a little. They couldn't blame her. Seeing her family's situation broke their heart. Just imagine being in Shekinah's shoes right now.

The country's father, Mr. President and family was announced dead prior they got rescued. Cameras, reporters and supporters of the Foster Family are there to gather information about the death of the beloved President and to show their support to the remaining Foster.

News are everywhere, Shekinah's hearing everything but didn't understand a thing. She's alive yet lifeless. She couldn't pull a word in her head, she do not know what to say, she do not know what to do.

"Sheki, I brought some food. Here, please have some," Raixen said, he reaches Sheki's hand and squeeze it gently. If only he could, if only he has the power of getting the pain, that this girl he loves feeling right now, if only.

Seeing Shekinah in this state breaks everyone's heart. This is so not Shekinah, she is known to be serious but bubbly. Media's coming unto her but they're getting nothing from her. She couldn't even open her mouth for a food.

She was just sitting in her seat and staring the four boxes where every member of her family is there, inside. Friends and supporters came to attend the funeral of the Fosters and lend their support and condolences. But does Shekinah, needs all of that? She don't. She don't need that, she needs and she wants her Family. She wants her dad, her mom, her brother and her little sister!

If only she knew this thing would happen. She wished, she didn't went to school and joined her family instead. Maybe she doesn't have to go through this pain.

"Sheki," Lizle called her name. She looked at her friend and she's not alone.

Felix, Hedeliza and Raixen was also there, she didn't speak a word, she stared all of them and her eyes stopped when it reaches Raixen, her boyfriend's eyes. Without a second, her tears just came out without a sound of sobs.

Raixen also didn't speak a single word and just enveloped his arms around her. The girls reached her hands and they're massaging it gently. There, she have everyone, she have her friends but losing her Family means losing everything.

"Rex, bring Sheki to the dining, she hasn't eat anything yet. Well, just stay here." Felix said and everyone agrees. Raixen nodded his head and ask Hedeliza to come and help him get a food for Shekinah.

He don't want to lose Shekinah in his ight, not even in a second. He could feel something strange and wrong, maybe he's just little exaggerated but he couldn't just ignore it. One thing he learned about what happen is to listen to your guts, listen to your feelings and listen to your instinct.

Raixen looked at the dining hall door when it went wide open and Lizle with Felix come in.

"Why are you here? Who is looking in there?" Raixen asked. Well, their parents are there and everyone knows the bond and friendship between their family and the Fosters.

Media went to their Family and asked them how they feel about what happened with the Foster Family. Like, really? Even a primary grade would say they felt bad about losing a friend. Like how the hell the media works? What information are they getting? The feelings? That pisses them off!

Now that the Vice President is here, probably media's are all around.

"Who?" Shekinah asked and that made them all looked at her.

"Mr. Vice President, he came to show his gratitude and support, Sheki." Lizle answered.

She just nodded and that's all. She don't want to face and speak with other people, not even the Vice President. She knows that this man and her dad didn't get along. So why would he come here? He'll be soon the President, is he here to thank her dad about the opportunity for him to become the leader?

Hedeliza came with a tray in her hands and different kind of foods, mostly soup. Shekinah showed a forced smile and just tastes all of the food and done.

"Babe---"

"I'm done, Rex. I'm not hungry," she said, cutting Raixen's words.

"Sheki, just please finish this donut," Hedeliza said, offering the donut and hoping that Sheki would have it. "You can't get sick, you have to gain a strength. You have to be strong, Jasmien wouldn't be happy if she sees you losing weight and getting weak," she added making Shekinah froze and stared at her.

Shekinah got teary eyed remembering her little sister, the little Foster who always wanted to go to a trip in her birthdays. She was their happy pill. She was their stress reliever. Everytime she went home tired and exhausted in everything she does in school, she would just go to the little Foster's room and check on her, hug her a bit and everything is gone.

Her mom, dad, and brother does that too. Jasmien is their favorite person in the whole f*cking worldwide!

"That is Jasmien's favorite donut, babe," Raixen said, getting the donut from Hedeliza and handing it to her with his comfort of a smile.

"I do not know why all of these happened, I am left — alone...." Raixen quickly grabbed Shekinah and covered her with a warm embrace. Hedeliza joined the hug as well as Felix and Lizle.

"Don't say that, we are hurting seeing you hurting, babe. We understand your feelings and everything. I actually admire you for being a fighter, if I were in your shoes, I couldn't imagine what possible things I did and happened to me, so please, don't give up, you're not a quitter, remember? You hate losing, you hate quitter, babe," Raixen said while tapping her head and letting her burst a bucket of tears.

"Why? Why mom? Why dad? Why Gio? Why Jasmien — why all of them? They were happy, Jasmien was so excited to swim and Gio was pissed knowing that he is required to swim with Jasmien, if I only knew! If only I know!" she said, sobbing hard.

Raixen's mom who is also the bestfriend of Shekinah's mom, Carmen Foster, faces and greeted the presence of the Vice President who has several body guards in his back.

"Hello, Mr. Vice President," she greeted and bowed her head.

"My condolences, Mrs. Gregor. This news was so sudden and my office, the office of the Vice President were so sad of what happened to our dear leader," Mr. Vice President said while looking intently to the closed eyed and lifeless father of the country, Mr. President, Alexander Foster.

"Accident is no warning, this is so heartbreaking. My bestfriend, Carmen, she was so excited for that vacation. It was supposed to be the celebration of the 4th birthday of their youngest, Jasmien Foster." Rex's mom said, stepping forward to the sleeping little Angel of the Fosters and the Vice President follows.

"This innocent little Angel in here, I am so sad for what happened. My family are extended their deepest sympathy for this Family. I wish I could have a word for the eldest Foster, but maybe some other day. This is just so fresh and I understand what the kid is feeling right now," he said and smiled weakly at the camera who is following him while giving a glance to every each Foster family members in chest.

As much as Shekinah wanted to have her family's funeral private, she just agreed that since her father was the President, the state or the country is dying to know the update about the President's funeral and that made her sick of it.

Those people who tried to ruin his father's image, tried to block him to become the President is coming, keeps on coming and showing their documented sympathy.

"Are you sure you don't want to greet the Vice President?" Raixen asked in his soft voice. He was holding Shekinah's hands while she's leaning her head in his shoulder.

"Let's go back there, I need to be there, I need to see them 24/7," she said and stood up. She didn't look back and didn't wait her friends to speak a word and she just walked through the dining door and came out to where the her family is lying in.

She just couldn't handle the pain, her heart heaved as her eyes landed to the chest in line — her whole family.

"Babe, Mr. Vice President is there, next to mom," Raixen said and she nodded, she slowly walks towards the Vice President that is busy talking to Raixen's mom.

Shekinah's still not comfortable with the camera around even if she knew that paparazzi's are always there in her back, atleast those people are not showing themselves. Maybe showing but in disguised. These cameras that are set up in this place.

She badly wanted to take them off but she don't want to make a scene in the days that left for her to be with her family. She's not a minor anymore so her voice can be heard and she's the voice of plan about her family. She would never let other people force their views.

She weakly smiled as she approached the person who will soon the sit of her Father. Shekinah greeted the Vice President and even bow her head as a sign of respect. Her dad would also tell her to bow a head to someone that is in the position even if they are enemies or opponent.

This man, loudly and proudly said mean words and things against her father in times of the election. Of course, he has his own President and their party was one of the many parties her dad declined to be part off. So, don't blame her for being not so pleasing in welcoming this person with bodyguards in his back.

"Hello, sir, thank you for coming," she said.

Raixen guided her to seat in the vacant chair beside Mr. Vice President while Raixen's mom sitting in his other side. Shekinah simply scanned her sight around the place to see familiar faces from politics and other people from other cities who supported her dad all through out his candidacy.

Her dad ran independently but some of the declined parties didn't hold a grudge against her father and they were cheering for him when his name was declared as one of the Presidential Candidates. Some of hee father's opponent became his friends, those who ran representing the party his father rejected.

"My family and I extended our deepest sympathy, Ms. Foster — my condolences. I am not in your shoes but I understand how are you feeling right now. Please remember that we have God above and he will be guiding you, your siblings, your mom and our beloved President, your father, will be guiding you from above in your daily life and throughout your future," Mr. Vice President said with a smile in his face.

Shekinah gulped hard. She doubt that, she doubt she can go and have a smooth days ahead.

"I'm sorry for declining the government's offer to have a state funeral for dad. I just don't want to focus on dad, I also have my mom and my siblings to look for," her tears were just to heavy to hold on to. It just came out fast and falls like a running water.

She declined the state funeral the government offered and some people reacted that she was unreasonable. For them, because Alexander Foster was the President he has to have a state funeral but she's the guardian, and she don't want to left her mom and siblings out. Those people forgot that it's not just her dad, it's her entire family.

"I understand, we understand. We respected your decision, all we want for you is better health. We all know that the President would also wish such good health for you." The Vice President said while looking directly to the chest where her father is.

"Thank you sir," she politely said.

"Accident happened anytime, just so heartbreaking that it happened to our dear and beloved President." She heard him said. Shekinah gulped and give a glance to her hand that Raixen is holding and gently squeezed.

She's not looking to the people beside her but all of them that heard what she said looked at her.

"Dad would never go without making sure the safety, specially if Jasmien is there, with him."