Ok, I admit it! That was a shameless attempt to post more nooboo pictures. Now for some more serious posting.
Dear Diary, I knew this day was coming. I had prepared myself for this and thought I was ready. How can you ever be ready? Even though I felt I had stiffened my resolve and hardened my heart, still it came as surprise to us all.
The day started just fine. Justin had changed and fed Summer and was about to spend some quality time with her when he had a feeling he had to go down to the basement nectary. Cameron had recently learned how to make nectar for the family and had started on upgrading the machines, so this day down he went to work on some more of them and get some juice brewing for an upcoming family party.
Cameron began to feel strange. Floating. Sparkling. He had already aged up. What was this? Something bad he ate? No, that only made him vomit. It dawned on him. This was good bye. Good bye to things unfinished like the jelly fish he needed to complete an opportunity and to provide fertilizer for the garden. No! He couldn't leave yet! He needed just ONE MORE JELLYFISH!
It didn't seem to matter. He thought as hard as he could about that jelly fish but he faded, and faded till there was only a shadow left. I think he believed he could use this as a reason for Grim to leave him behind to live just a few more days.
Hearing Grim's entrance song we all rushed to the basement, but it was already too late.
My dearest looked at me and said goodbye. He was so sad to leave me behind. I struggled and struggled with the thought of the deathflower sitting in my purse. Maybe, just this once, I could hand it to Grim and............no. The rules said no. I told him I loved him and would one day see him again. I promised to put his tomb at Cameron's Rest, the hangout we had built together.
Then he turned and......
He said good bye to Justin. He thanked him for accepting him into the family at last and for making his days there happy ones and he made him promise to always take care of me and make sure someone took the dead plants out of the garden before I saw them.
I think this affected Justin more than anything ever could have. He had grown very close to the "old man" and now was losing another father. It was really tough on him.
Cameron turned to Grim and pleaded for his life. He hadn't said good bye to Summer or Aurora. Couldn't he stay just long enough to kiss Summer one more time? Grim would not relent and all I could do was sob hysterically as I watched my love fade away. Once his urn was on the floor, I knew there was no turning back.
Meanwhile, Aurora who somehow knew what was happening, had run from the room with Summer. She did not want her child to have to face the awful reality of death at such an early age and did not want to be reminded that one day it would be her turn to say good bye to all she loved. Summer was upset and did not want her Mommy to leave her. She kept asking where her Poppa was.
Aurora knew her duty and came rushing back for a final farewell. She and Cameron had gotten along well after he talked to her tummy and she knew she was going to miss him a lot. Especially in the garden as they often worked there side by side, chatting with the plants and gathering good things for her to cook up into fabulous meals.
She had missed the worst of it but still, it broke her heart as well. As for me, was devastated! I didn't think I could ever go through that kind of trauma again. I believed it would be a life of loneliness for me ever after. I wandered around after that, in a daze, searching for my lover.
He wasn't there. One by one I remembered. His laughter. Playing in the hot tub. Teasing him with games we played. His gardening for me, taking away the dead plants. The dead plant I saw just emphasized it. He was gone.
Farewell, my love. I do this in memory of you.
