The boy around the block

Chapter 16

Brook's POV

"Brook can you come down here?" My mom says from the kitchen.

I walk downstairs to see the Grier's, my mom, and Rhett. It looked like Rhett had been crying... All the Grier's went to the living room and so did Rhett. My mom had been crying too....

"What's wrong?"

"Umm... I don't know if there's an easy way to say this..." My mom says with concern in her voice.

"What!"

"Your Cousin died this morning..."

"WHAT!! HOW!!" I say in shock. I can't believe this...

"She had cancer, sweetie. The doctors said she had it all over her body. There was nothing they could do... I'm so sorry Brook" My mom says walking into the living room

No this can't be happening! My cousin and I had an unbreakable bond! This isn't real!

I walk up to my room and just sit on my bed. The funeral was Thursday and today was Monday. I get up and go to my closet. I go through some boxes and I found a scrap book.

My cousin made that scrapbook of me and her from the time I was born. My cousin was only 19. Why did she have to die at such and early age!

I look through all the pictures and just process her beautiful smile in my mind. That smile never left her face no matter how hard times got.

"Hey. We heard. Are you ok?" Hayes says walking in along with Nash.

"Yea. Just a little shocked, that's all. " I say back. They say down on my bed and looked at the scrap book.

"Did Mia make this?" Hayes asked. I just nodded.

Hayes gave me a reassuring smile. You could tell he was doing his best to try to comfort me. But... it was working.

All day I just sat around and watch old Disney movies with Hayes. Hayes has been there for me since the day I met him. I'm thankful...

-------------Skip to Thursday------------

"Brook! Come on we have to go!" My mom says from downstairs.

I slipped on my black wedges and looked in the mirror. I had on a black dress that stopped at my knees, My hair was curled and pinned back, I had a black cover up and black wedges.

I walk downstairs to see the Grier's. I love them so much! They have only met her a handful of times. But me and Hayes were the closet to her. She would always joke around and hangout with us. Ha, one time we even had a food fight during breakfast with all the ingredients to make home made pancakes

We all got in 2 cars.

Elizabeth, Johnny, Sky,Nash,and Will in one car and Me, My mom, Rhett and Hayes in the other.

We pulled into the funeral home and got out. We walked inside and went into the first room of the funeral home. We sat down and then it started.

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"Um, Mia told me if she ever died because of cancer, she wanted her cousin, Brook to sing her favorite song at her funeral. So if Brook could come up?" Her brother , Matt said. Me and Matt were close to. But not like me and Mia.

I hugged him and toke the microphone.

"Mia's favorite song was "Hurt" by Christiana Aguilera. "

I breathed in and started singing....

"Seems like it was yesterday when I saw your face
You told me how proud you were but I walked away
If only I knew what I know today
Ooh ooh