That one smile that changed everything (Casey Johnson love story)

Chapter 25

Caseys P.O.V
We were all on our way to the church for Danni's funeral. "Casey?" Chloe asked quietly. "Yeah" I croaked, straightening my tie. "How are you?" She asked. "Honestly Chloe, I pretend to be strong because that's what Danni would want but I'm broken. I've lost the best thing that's ever happened to me" I said truthfully.

Chloe and I walked out to the cars and drove to the church where we met Danni's family and some people I've never met before. Everyone went in and sat down as the priest began the funeral mass. It was Chloes time to talk.

"Danni was like a sister to me. I've known her my whole life and she was always there for me. Danni was always laughing and smiling, having the time of her life with her friends and boyfriend. When I found out I had lost my best friend I honestly wanted to run as far away as I could but I was frozen with shock. Danni would always make us all a breakfast on a Saturday morning and we would all sit around and talk. We'll never get to be like that again. There was always 19 seats around the table and Danni made sure she got the seat near the door because she liked to look out at the birds flying about. Danni was - I'm sorry, I can't do this" she said. I ran up to her to hug her. "And now we'll have a few words from her boyfriend, Casey" the priest said.

"I still remember the first time I seen Danni. We were all at the Jones' house and her and Jade walked out. The first thing I though when I seen her was how beautiful she looked. I still remember what she was wearing. She was wearing ripped jeans with a crop top and a flannel over it. I knew for that day that I wanted to be with Danni. We've been through some ups and downs before we actually got into a relationship with each other but in the end she said yes when I asked her to be mine. Like Chloe said, Danni was always happy and smiling, you could never be sad around her, she was just too funny. you make my life much better. Knowing I had such an amazing, caring, kind, beautiful girl that I called mine just made my day a thousand times better. When I was having a shit day, I just looked at her and my day instantly got better. Our four year anniversary was tomorrow when I planned on giving her this" I took the ring out of my pocket. "And asked her to be my wife. Danni was the love of my life and I can't do this" I cried.

I walked off the altar and sat beside Chloe. "Now we'll have a few words from her cousin Chelsea then we'll carry the coffin out to bring it to the graveyard" the priest said.

"God I can't believe she is gone she was everything to me god I loved her so much. She was my best friend my sister my cousin and my rock all that the same time now she's gone I miss her so much now we'll never have our late sleepovers, our amazing DMCs or any of the huge munchs we would save money for. I don't think I will be able to go on with out her. It's hard going from seeing someone who's so close to you everyday to never getting to see her again. Danni and I shared some amazing memories from when we were younger and hopefully when the time comes and I have children of my own, I can tell them about how amazing their aunty Danni was and how much they would've loved her. Danni I hate you why did you leave me here all alone. I can't do this without you, I need you" Chelsea said, crying.

Jake, Kieran, Dean and I carried the coffin to the herse and got in the car to go to the graveyard. No one was really talking because we were all in a world of our own. When we arrived, we walked to the place where Danni was being buried and stood around. It was Deans turn to say a few words.

"Danni and I grew up together, like Chelsea said, we've created some amazing memories that I'll never forget. Danni was always there when you needed someone to talk to. She was outgoing and bubbly, she always had the party going. I still remember when we were younger, Danni, Kieran, Chelsea, Sean and I would all go down to Betty's ice cream parlour every Saturday. Danni was still only young and barely got to love her life, I guess we'll just have to live it for her, the way she wanted. Danni was my shoulder to cry on, my rock, my best friend. I can't believe I'm never going to get to hug her again, or ever hear her slagging us. Danni, you'll always be with us. I love you little sis" Dean said. Now it was Jades turn.

"Danni was always there for me, she helped me through the bad times and was always with me no matte what. When I found out I was pregnant, Danni was the first to know. I remember how excited she got when I asked her to be godmother and when she got even more excited when she found out I was having twins. I've decided to name the baby girl after Danni because she'll never get to meet them and they'll never know what their aunty Danni was like. When they're older and see pictures of Danni and ask who she is, I'll tell them everything, what she was like, all the memories we shared, all the laughs we had, all the tears we cried. Danni was more than a friend to us all. To some she was like a sister, to Casey, she was his world, to Chelsea, she was her rock, to Dean, his shoulder to cry on. Danni played a huge roll in everyone's life wether it was just giving you a lift somewhere or helping you chose an outfit, you could always count on Danni for that. Danni made everyone's life better and now, we've lost our little ball of sunshine. Danni, I hope you're having fun up there" Jade said through her tears.

We were all crying, we've lost one of the most important people in our lives. Danni will always be looking over us and helping us. Danni is our guardian angel, making sure we're safe. She'll always be with us in spirit and holds a special place in our hearts.

Chloe tried her best to sing Wherever You Are and we all sang along as they buried the coffin. That's it, it's not a dream, this is reality. It's actually happening, I'm not going to wake up anytime soon and see her lying beside me.

She's gone,

forever.