It's a forever type of love

𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗻

I had just gotten out of my car, and I was walking towards the church. I was wearing a black lace dress, with black shoes and my hair was in a low ponytail.
I saw Shana standing by the entrance of the church so I went up to her and asked "where's Dylan and Zoe? Are they ok?" Shana looked at me and then she responded with "well, they're about to bury their parents. I don't think 'ok' is the right word. They're inside though, they got there super early and they've just been sitting there the entire time. They're broken, inside and out. Can't really fault them for that, can you?" I looked at her and then I replied with "yeah, I get that. Dylan and I haven't spoken at all, especially since the accident." Shana looked down and then she said "the worst part is that I know exactly what they're going through, but I can't do anything about it." And that's when Shana and I heard a voice say "slap them and tell them to suck it up." We turned around and it was Shana's cousin Ladinia. She looked at us and then she said "look, I know y'all are extremely sensitive, but you know I don't do sensitivity. I'm sorry about your friends parents, but I'm only here because my baby cousin Shana is getting married soon. Which is something I never thought I would see." Shana rolled her eyes and then she replied with "touching, but I do appreciate you being here Lidi, so I'm not going to complain." Ladinia looked at Shana annoyed and then she asked "how many more times do I have to tell you to stop calling me Lidi?" Shana smiled sarcastically and then she said "once you stop calling me your baby cousin. I'm literally only six months younger than you." And just as Ladinia was about to say something, I stepped in and said "girls, let's not fight in a church. It's highly disrespectful." And that's when we heard the church bell ring and we knew that the ceremony was starting, so we went inside to sit down.

We were at the ceremony and it was Dylan and Zoe's turn to give their speech. They got up on stage and they saw me nod at them and that's when Zoe said "good afternoon everyone. I just want to say thank you, for taking the time out of your day to mourn the loss of my parents. The past week has been extremely difficult and my brother Dylan and I have really been struggling, but we know that we have our friends and family who are here to support us. I never thought this day would come so quickly, and now that it has, it's a very hard pill to swallow, but I know I will get through it, and now, we'll have a couple words from my brother Dylan." When I saw Dylan up on stage, I realised that he was high. I knew that his parents death was going to make his addiction worse, and I was right. I needed him to go to rehab as soon as his parents funeral was over. I knew that the minute it ended, I had to call Angel. Unfortunately, she wasn't able to make it today, because of work. She had already taken over a week off because of the grand opening, and she couldn't afford to take anymore time off. So she was back in Chicago. I know Dylan, I know him more than anyone else and I know what he's capable of when he's intoxicated. I was scared of what he was going to say. Even if he didn't mean to, he could mess up his parents funeral without even knowing. He took the microphone and then he said "good afternoon everyone. Like my sister said, I wanted to say thank you for coming. My parents were my world, they did everything for me. They supported me through the hardest times, and even though I barely saw them because of work, I knew that if there was an emergency, that they'd still be there, if I needed them. That's the kind of parents I had and that's the kind of parents I lost. This accident was no one's fault, but for some reason, I feel so guilty. I have no reason to, but I do. If I had one wish in the entire world, I would use it to see my parents one more time. Some of y'all were lucky enough to know my parents personally and, some of y'all even thought of them as a parental figure. They were the sweetest human beings, and they were taken from this world, way too soon. I know that everyone here is upset, me included, but I just wanted you to know that, they are watching over us. Every single one of us, here today. We're being watched over, and I love them for that. May their souls rest in perfect peace." Dylan might have been high, but that was sweetest thing he ever could've said. I still knew I had to call Angel though, as much as I didn't want to, if there was anytime where Dylan needed the most help, it was now. After Dylan got off the stage, Zoe came on. She took a deep breath and then she said "thank you for that Dylan. I also have a couple things I would like to say. My parents had a lot of extra work. Having to buy double sets of everything. Two different colours for two different genders. With all that pressure, they still did an amazing job. All the way to the end. They were the most successful lawyers in the country. Everyone was so sweet when they found out what had happened, they had multiple law firms in and out of America. They did that for us, to make sure we had everything we wanted, after we turned sixteen, we barely ever saw them. They were at one of their law firms that were abroad, every two weeks. We had the money to go and visit them, but we didn't have time. We were still teenagers in high school but we were basically living like adults. They bought us our first house at seventeen. They were literally never there. Not even for birthdays or graduations. It sucked, but I knew why they were doing this. And I felt like such a selfish person. I was letting them work there asses off just to make sure that we were happy. Obviously that's what parents are supposed to do. But, there was times in our lives where things went wrong. And in those times, we didn't have anyone there for us, apart from our friends and each other. So if I had to choose between being rich with no parents, or being like everyone else with parents, I would give up the money in a second. I didn't spend enough time with my parents as a teenager. I missed out on that. I really wish I didn't. Because now it's too late. The last time I saw my parents face to face, was when I was twenty-one years old. That was two years ago. I've not hugged them or seen them smile in two years. And I was supposed to see them the day that they died. I was so happy because that would've been the first time I got to look at them in two years. They would've reassured me that everything would be ok and that I was just going through the hard part of life. But I'm going through the hard part of life right now, and it doesn't feel like things are going to get better anytime soon. I really wish I had my parents with me right now. I know that they're in a better place right now and I know that they've found peace. I can live with that, because at least I know that they are happy now. May there souls rest in perfect peace." I saw the tears fall from Zoe's eyes when she said that. Zoe was one of the strongest people I know. Seeing her break down like that, really hurt. Nothing hurts more than a death.