What if would be like if you were still here

Chapter one

It was August first 2023, when I walked down stairs my sister Jane was sitting in the couch crying well my mom was on the phone I was so confused then my mom got off the phone and said Estella sit on the couch I need to talk to you, I'm just thinking in my mind what the fuck is going on? My mother went on and said I got a call from your dad's boss,He got hit with a bomb and didn't make it.... I started crying my eyes out thinking why did this have to happen? It's been two days since my dad passed.I picked my favourite black dress and put my hair in a braid crown, when I was younger when my dad came back for the holidays from the military always did my hair in a braid crown. As we pulled up to the funeral home I stepped out of the car and walked into the building as I looked around. I didn't recognize half the people here, must be my dad's family and friends I never met them, this older lady walked up to me and said Jane your so grown up I look at her and go I'm not Jane I'm Estella. Omg I'm so sorry she said she hugged me and said Estella I haven't seen you since you were a baby, I'm sorry who are you I asked? Oh I'm your grandma Mary your dad's mom, oh okay I said I don't ever remember meeting you well yes she said I moved away to Paris France , oh I've always wanted to go there again. I replied are you just back in Canada for the funeral? No I decided to move back to be with the family then I got the call from your mother about your dad and quickly hoped on a plane here. Then two tall  dudes walked up to me, the one said Estella I haven't seen you since we were ten that was like six years ago. I'm sorry to hear about your dad, I'm trying to remember who this is. I reply back with yeah thanks, he replied with you don't remember me do you? I'm sorry I don't it's been so long. It's me your cousin max we were best friends when we were younger, oh yeah now I remember you how have you been? I asked I'm doing fine what about you? Well we are here for my dad so... oh yeah sorry he said no no it's okay. This is my friend Markus he came for support to make sure I'm okay, mark this message s my cousin Estella. Nice to meet you I said you to I'm sorry about your dad Markus said thank you I replied well Max has my number so we can stay in contact I gotta go my mom is looking for me. After the funeral we went out for lunch, later max texted me asking if I was doing okay, Yeah I replied, we stayed up till two am texting till he finally said goodnight he also asked if it was okay id mark could have my number because he wanted to make sure I was okay, yeah sure I replied I fell asleep watching mine and my dads favourite show, I woke up at seven am with a text from Markus asking if I was okay yeah i replied. Three weeks later my mom and sister was going through my dads stuff and puting it in boxes in the attic I got really angry, It's only been three weeks and your already packing dads things I stormed off and messed Markus about what was going. I. He offered to come pick me up and I could come chill with him and max, I said sure and Thirty four minutes later Markus picked me up in his red suv. We drove back to his house in Markham,we talked the whole way there, I can't believe she packing his things already, yeah I'm sorry Estella mark said, it's not your fault mark I messaged my mom that I'm here,but I'm pretty tired can I spend the night here? Sure you can Estella, Thanks mark.