I Love You, Wherever You Are (Marianas Trench)

Chapter 14

Okay guys. This is it. This is the last chapter. I loved all of the comments on the last chapter. Okay, on with the story.

I walked into the funeral home. I saw Cassidy standing at the front. But it was weird Matt wasn't with her. He kept looking over at her and every time that she saw him looking at her she would start to cry. I took my seat and the funeral started. Cassidy went up to speak first.

"How am I supposed to do this? She was my best friend and almost like my sister. But like all friends we had secrets. I think one of her biggest secrets was that she wanted to be a writer. I found the beginning of a story she started to write. I would like to read for you all today. 'My mom always said that when you love you lose. I didn't believe her until someone that I loved was taken from me. I just wish that love was a good thing.' That was all that was written. I think she was right. But don't always be so negative about love. I think I remember just this one time that she was on the phone with her boyfriend, Ian, she hung up and said that she loved him. It was the first time that I had ever used love in a positive way. I really don't know what else to say. Jemima I love you. So many people love you. You will be missed. Now our friend Caitlin wants to say something." Cassidy was almost crying. She sat down but no where near Matt.

"Oh my god. It's hard. I loved her so much. I remember when I was 15. I finally decided that I wanted to be in musical theatre. When everyone told me to grow up and stop dreaming Jemima told me that it was a great idea and that one day she would be sitting in the audience watching me and cheering me on. She did. Some people can't keep their promises, but she could. I'm engaged now and once we start a family I am naming our first born girl after her. Thank you for listening to me. Now Ian Casselman would like to say some things." Caitlin sat down.

The first two speeches were amazing. I don't know how I can top it. I walked up.

"I loved her. Jemima Wheeler was and still is the love of my life. When we first met she was serving us at a restaurant. She told us that she was moving to Vancouver in a week and I thought this is my chance to help someone. It wasn't until the end of our meal that I realized that I loved her. A couple weeks after she moved to Vancouver I asked her out. After that I knew she was the one. For Christmas I got her a gold music note necklace, it's going to be buried with her so she will always have it. She got me a dog. I named him Bubba after a dog that she used to have when she was a lot younger. On Valentines day I made my first mistake with her. Her parents died 3 months before she came to Vancouver. They were killed by a drunk driver. On Valentines day I drank a lot. That made her very upset. I didn't understand why until she told me that she didn't want to lose me too. That made my realize how much I really meant to her. The day she got hit by the car she got really mad at me about this girl that kissed me at a concert. She left and now I know that I should have gone after her. The day she died I was with her. The doctor said that she wasn't going to make it. I couldn't believe him. She had to live. When she died I told her that I loved her. She started to squeeze my hand. I thought she woke up. Then she died holding my hand. It felt like my life was over. But now I can live off of our memories. All I have left to say is I love her more than anything in the world." I sat down and the funeral continued. At the end Cassidy came up to me.

"Can I tell you something?" she asked.

"Yeah." I said.

"I'm moving to Whistler." she said.

"What?!"

"I'm moving. You can't tell anyone. I want my existence to be gone here." she said.

"What about Matt?" I asked.

"He was the only other person I told. I told him just before I broke up with him."

"Why are you leaving?" I asked.

"Because this whole town screams Jemima. It makes me so sad. I think I'm going to apply for law school. Just get away from my old life." she told me.

"Okay, I will keep your secret." I told her.

She hugged me and ran off. Everyone was watching the casket being lifted into the ground. At the end of the ceremony, when everyone went home, Jemima's Aunt came up to talk to me.

"Thank you for everything you said." she said to me.

"Thanks. It came from the heart. All of it." I told her.

She hugged me and left. I was that last to leave. I stood at Jemima's grave stone. Cassidy was in charge of what would go on it. I read it out loud.

"Dear Ian, I love you, wherever you are. Love Jemima."

Thank you guys so much. I love you guys. Okay, there are a couple people I want to thank. The first two people are two girls that liked the page that I run and helped me out with the idea for the fights. Their names are Caitlin and Cassidy. The next person that I want to thank is my friend Emma, she helped me a lot. And if you guys could read her story 'You Are My Sunshine' that would be great. The last person that I want to thank is all of you guys. You read my story. That is something that I love the most. Thank you. <3 *blows french kiss one last time.... for now* Wait did she say for now? Yes, I did. Please like my page Trenchers of Ontario to read the story that I'm working on right now.