Mesmerised

Chapter 21

The funeral was about 3 weeks, we never found his body after I left, but we held one anyway. It's a private funeral. The only people I invited is my brother's, mother, Vix, Jace, Nicky, Matt, and Phoebe. Everyone is allowed to bring a plus one, only Jace brought one. Michael from the club, I like him anyway, he's nice. They're really the only people who deserve to see his final resting spot. I picked out his final resting area. It's a field of dandelions in a gorge. Every night there is a perfect sunset and you can see the stars perfectly from here as well. Only Oscar was as bright as the stars are. I place the bouquet of flowers I picked on his grave. They're Gloriosa daisies. I wish you were here Oscar, I need you. I start crying. I fall onto my knees and start balling. I'm hunched over on my hands and knees. I can't even get a word out. My mother comes down to my level and starts rubbing my back soothingly. I hug her and continue to cry. I need to say something, anything. " W-why, why do bad things h-happen to the best p-people?" I ask

" Honey I don't know but all I know is that he's in a better place now, and y-you'll see him again one day," She says starting to cry as well. My brother's get down as well now and hug my mother and I. They loved Oscar, I can't believe they still remember him from so long ago, Tom especially. Because he was what, 5 when he went missing? Maybe 4. I try to remember all the funny memories between us. This gets me to stop crying. I stand up and prepare to say my speech. 

" Oscar was very special to everyone here in some way. Oscar was my lover, to some he was a brother, another son, a best friend, or just a very inspirational stranger. Oscar loved to read about the stars and other planets. He always believed in life beyond this one. He was very open minded when it came to this. I believe that he is up there in the stars right now, watching us. He wouldn't want us to mourn, he would want us running around like high schoolers again. Going to the local cafe or going to the pool and pushing random people in, like we all used to do. So I believe we should all take his death as not a tragedy but a new beginning, a life with no regrets, no mistakes, only the future in mind. Thank you for your time." I say walking away. 

I walk up a trail out of the gorge. I look back and see everyone starting their way up the long, steep trail as well. I turn and walk into the forest. I make my way down a path. There's a stream on my right filled with moss covered rocks. The tree's are perfectly green. The path perfectly beneath my feet. Then instead of fireflies there were string lights. I always wondered how they got there. Then the cave with rocks that look like furniture in front. I walk over and sit in the middle of the small clearing in front of the cave. I sit and look up and the slowly dimming sky. I see the stars slowly starting to shine. I feel a wet drop fall onto my hands. I touch my cheek. Tears. I know I said we should not mourn, but he was mine. It's like losing a piece of your heart. I have so many memories of us here. Us reading together, stargazing, love. I bury my face into my knees and slowly let my eyes shut for the night. 

I wake up to a tapping on my shoulder. I quickly bring my head up out of my knees. I look up, there's a young girl. Maybe 15. She has long gray hair in two braids, deep chocolate brown eyes. She has this pale skin that looks soft to the touch. She's wearing a tennis skirt and a pink sweater. " Hey mister, are you okay?" she asks

" Oh yes I'm fine thank you, why are you out here?" I ask

" Well I live in this cave," She responds

" Don't you have a family?" 

" They died a while back, I had a brother but we lost each other when I was really little," 

" Do you have a name," I ask confused 

" My name is Star,"

" Do you have a last name?"

" Oh it's Glass, Star Glass,"

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