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Chapter Thirty - Three: Speeches| ✔

May 14, 2037

Chapter Thirty-Three: Speeches| ✔

"Late at night when all the world is sleeping

I stay up and think of you"

Dreaming of You // Selena

Ansel Carson

Setting up my sisters funeral was something I'd never wish on anyone. But listening to every detail my sister ever wanted come to life was something beautiful to witness. It was hard dealing with the transition and the joy of welcoming the twins and the pain of losing my sister. When the sermon concluded it was my turn to speak at the funeral. We had made it where Josephine and I were the only ones to speak. My sister wished this as she knew my parents wouldn't be able to handle it if they had outlived her and she knew I was the main one to know her in and out. Josephine knew that her brother deserved words of kindness. "We will now hear some words from Dallas Jacobs sister Josephine."

Samuel helped a struggling Josephine up to the podium. As Josephine had lost her last relative she was in contact with and Samuel had been shunned by his family for taking our side over caring for his sister he was also alone now. When they reached the podium Samuel helped her get her mic to the right height. She held onto his arm as she began reading from her speech she wrote, "Dear friends and family. Thank you all for gathering here today as we remember and say goodbye to my brother, Dallas Jacobs. His sudden departure has left an indescribable void in me, and I'd like to share some more about my brother. Dallas was more than a brother; he was my confidant, my partner in mischief, and my third parent." She smiled as she continued, "We shared countless memories even in our darkest times. Despite the media trying to describe my brother as a ruthless drug lord who attacked the innocent he was the complete opposite. He did what he had to do to survive, being born to a mother who was a drug addict and a father who wanted nothing to do with him. He made sure he and his mother had food on their plates when she didn't care about anything more than a crack pipe."

She paused for a second looking out at us, "Yes, my brother sold drugs but one thing he was not was ruthless. He recently decided to turn his life around and start something new with Valentina. Something that wasn't scorched in trauma. The last time I spoke to my brother he admitted me to a hospital because I had overdosed on drugs. He ended his lecture of how I was becoming someone he couldn't recognize with, 'I love you Josey, I can't lose anyone else'."

Tears began to pour out of her eyes, "My brother was trying to change his life for the better and even mine and I couldn't see that. I see that now and as I say my final goodbye to my brother I want to say rest in peace, dear brother. You will be deeply missed. You loved me deeper than anyone else could and I thank you."

Josephine and Samuel made their way from the podium with Samuel holding her up as they stride back to their seats. "We will now hear from Valentines brother Ansel Carson."

I took a deep breath holding onto Beckland and Avan as we neared the podium. Samuel came back up moving the mic so it would better fit my height and went back to sit and I began, "I know it's been a long day grieving these two wonderful people. Bear with me." I say. I hadn't written out my speech I was playing it by ear so I hope everything was going to come out okay. I wanted to speak about how I felt from my emotions at this very moment.

"I can say for me my heart is heavy what's keeping me sane is thinking about the memories I shared with my sister. Valentina and I were born in a triplet form but you could've sworn we were hand in hand in the womb. You can ask anyone even our left out brother," they laughed in the church pews, "we were like two peas in a pod. We'd do everything together and if you saw her you most definitely seen me. She was one of my biggest supporters through everything I've ever done no matter how dumb. She'd slap the hell out of me when we'd leave the situation of course but she'd support me in the moment." I smiled at the memory.