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Chapter Twenty

Niall's POV:

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*THE DAY OF THE FUNERAL*

It was around 7am and the funeral started at 8am. Natalie is still living with us at our hotel. She said after the funeral she will go home. But all of us really didn't mind her staying here.In fact, I want her to stay. Then she walked out of the bathroom. She was dressed in all black, including her shoes.

"Ready to go?" I asked her.

"Yeah, if you guys are" She replied.

"I'm ready" Harry said, walking out of his room.

"Me too" Liam said, fixing his tie.

"Same here" Zayn said, looking in the mirror.

"Ready" Louis said, fixing his hair.

"Lets go" I said, grabbing my keys.

We walked out of our room and pressed the down button of the elevator. When the elevator came, we stepped inside and pressed the "Lobby" button. Then, our stop came, we got out, and walked to my car. We all piled in. Me and Liam sat in the front, Harry and Zayn in the middle and Louis and Natalie in the back.

It was a 15 minute car ride in complete scilence, except for music playing softly in the back round. I kept looking in the mirror and saw Natalie looking out the window. I could already tell, today would be a rough day for her. For one, her grandma died. And two, she had to give a speech, and she has a fear of public speaking.

When we finally arrived, cars lined the streets. Natalie must have a big family. I had to park in the back of the church. We got out and walked to the front. I grabbed Natalie's hand and squeezed it hard, not letting go. I knew she wouldn't go through this alone. She had her family and us to make it better.

When we got to the front doors, we were greeted by her mum and dad. They gave her a tight hug. They let go a few minutes later.

"You are going to sit in the front row with the family" Her mum said.

"No, I want to sit with my friends" She replied, pointing to us.

"That's okay Nat" I whispered.

"No I want to sit with you guys" She whispered back.

"Fine" Her mum replied,walking away.

We went inside and found a spot towards the middle. As soon as we sat down, Natalie buried her head in the crook of her neck. Since she was the first born grandchild, she would start the service, in just a few short minutes.

"Your going to be okay" I said.

"No I won't" She said, starting to have a breakdown.

"Just remember to breath and go slow" I said, calming her down.

"You'll be fine Nat. And just remember, we're right here. If you get nervous just look at us" Liam said.

"Thanks" She said, getting up and walking to the altar.

"Hello" She started. "I would like to share a few memories I had with my grandma. I remember when I was younger, she would babysit me while my parents were at work" She said, choking up. "Umm..She was like my second mother. I could tell her anything. If I was hurt, she would always fix me. We would go shopping on the weekends"She said, starting to cry. "And most recently, flew all the way to New York for my high school graduation. All the things she did for me, I will be forever greatful to her. Even though, I will never see her again, she will always be with me. I love you grandma" She finished.

Everyone started clapping as she made her way back to her seat. As soon as she sat down, I pulled her into a hug. She started balling her eyes out while Liam rubbed her back. When I was done hugging her, Liam took her into his arms and she hid her face in his neck. When he was done, Louis took her and so did Zayn and Harry. We all knew what she was going through. We all had a member of our family die at one point or another and now it was her turn. And we were going to get her through this.

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Thanks for reading Chapter Twenty of Best Friends? More to come!

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