Life and Death [Girl Meets World]

Chapter 27

Rowans P.O.V

After a moment of shock, I guard my face with my arms instead of fighting back. I would much rather have only Amanda get in trouble rather than both of us.

"Somebody help my sister!" I hear Gabrielle shout. I suddenly feel hands on me trying to pry Amanda off me.

After what seems like a few minutes, Amanda is being held back by at least five people, two of them being Sabrina and Corey. Gabrielle is on her knees next to me.

"He never really liked you!" Amanda shouts at me.

"Yes he did! He didn't like you!" I respond, trying my best not to yell.

"What makes you think that?" Amanda is still shouting at me.

"Just look at you! Your attacking someone who your ex was dating just because your mad at me! You even knew he was dating me but yet you still were dating him. Why? You may ask. Your were probably just using him from fame and fortune. Did you even really like him?" I look at Amanda who is now looking at her shoes. "See? You didn't really like him. And the fact that you wanted to 'avenge' me at his funeral. That's just disgusting. You should be ashamed of yourself."

Amanda runs out of the room and doesn't look back. Sabrina, Corey, and another boy who seems around our age come over to sit next to me.

"Are you okay?" Gabrielle asks me.

"Yeah, I'm fine." I sit up criss cross and look towards the unknown boy. "Who are you?" I ask.

"I'm Bradley, one of Sabrina's friends. Pleasure to meet you." He says, holding a hand out to me. I take it and shake it.

"Same to you." I respond.

Sabrina and Corey hold their hands out to me and I take them. They pull me up off the ground.

"Why don't we go take a seat. The service is about to start." Corey suggests.

"Sounds good." I reply.

We take our seats in the second row and the funeral director walks to the front of the room. Once he's standing at his post, the room becomes silent.

"Thank you everyone for coming." The director begins. "We are gathered today to honor the memory of Peyton Meyer. Rather than me going on about him, someone very close to him is going to talk. Rowan Blanchard, will you please come up here?"

"You talking about him?" Gabrielle whispers to me. I didn't tell anyone I was doing this. Not even Sabrina. I wanted it to be a surprise to everyone.

"Yeah." I say and get up from my seat. Once I reach the post, I pull out the speech I wrote on a piece of paper out of my purse. Then I clear my throat and begin speaking.

"Peyton Meyer was a wonderful person. He was a great actor, he was a way better bowler than I was, and had a great personality overall. I was closer to him than most people. I was his girlfriend.

"I remember the first day I met him. All of the new cats was called for a meet and greet sort of thing. The moment I found out he was playing Lucas Friar, Riley's crush, I new I would have that part of my character aced. I automatically liked him. Then he started talking to me. I knew I liked him even more. After that was history. We got to know each other and became close friends. Really close friends.

"Like all of us here, I'm going to miss him. Rest is peace Peyton. I'm going to miss you for as long as live and whatever is after that. I love you Peyton."

Everyone starts applauding and I head back to my seat trying not to cry. I told myself I wouldn't cry today.
The rest of the ceremony goes on. Peyton's mother talks, we go to the church, then the burial. At the burial, we were all given a flower to put with the casket, which I thought was really nice.

Peyton's dead...it's official. He's buried and was given his final respects. My life was changed when he died. Now I have to be prepared for what's left ahead.