•Serene's Pov• It's been 4 days since he passed away. Today is his funeral. I haven't left the house for the past few days. I can tell Ethan is broken, but he is staying strong, because I'm a mess.
I am a very emotional person. I overthink. I also think I'm a good person. What did I do to deserve losing Kayden? What did his family do?
I still remember everything we did together. We were best friends. He was the first person I called, good news or bad. It was like losing a piece of me that I know I will never get back again.
I tugged myself out of bed and heard Ethan adjust himself under the covers. I walked into the bathroom and washed off all my running mascara. I cleansed my face, and brushed my teeth. I then took my hair out of my ponytail. I brushed it aggressively and straightened it. I then applied some basic makeup and went into the room to change.
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I shook Ethan to get himself ready. He groaned and got up and into the bathroom. I opened the bedroom door and walked downstairs. I saw Grayson in his suit staring at the floor blankly.
"Grayson? Are you ok?" I asked. What a stupid question.
"Does it look like I'm fucking ok?! No Serene I'm not! Deal with it, you don't have control over everything! You can't just wave a wand and fix everything!" He yelled.
"I'm sorry that was a stupid question". I quickly answered.
"I'm sorry I shouldn't have snapped." He admitted.
I pulled him into a hug and he buried his head into my neck.
"I just miss him you know?" He said crying.
"Shh we all do, it's ok." I said trying to comfort him.
"He was such a good kid, never did anything wrong. He didn't deserve it. Why him?" He said still crying.
He pulled away and looked at me in the eyes.
"Serene I'm sorry for always snapping at you. I can't afford to lose anybody else." He announced.
"I'm not going anywhere." I assured him.
Soon after Ethan came down the stairs. We all walked outside and got in the car. The car ride was silent.
Fifteen minutes later we arrived at the graveyard. We walked to where the ceremony was being held and took our seats next to each other. I took both Ethan and Grayson's hands.
The ceremony was beautiful and heartfelt. His parents went up and made a speech, and so did Jake. As Jake walked to his seat when he was finished the priest made an announcement.
"Before he passed, Kayden requested one of his friends speak at his funeral. He requested Serene Matthews. Is she here?" He said.
I was shocked. I raised my hand and walked up to the podium. When I got up there I looked at the people sitting down.
"Um hello, my name is Serene. Kayden was one of my closest friends for almost 20 years. He never did anything bad.
When all of us were on vacation and wanted to go do something at 11:30 at night, he was always the one that was cautious. If it weren't for him, we would probably all be in jail by now." I chuckled as did the audience.
"Kayden didn't deserve any of this. He is in a better place now. If this has made us realize anything, it's that we can't hold on to the little things. You don't know how much time you have left with people until they leave you. You have to cherish every moment you have." I noticed that I started to cry.
"Kayden will always be in my heart. Not a day will pass where I won't think of him. He is stronger than ever now and is no longer suffering. May he rest in peace, I love you Kayden." I have the microphone back and walked to my seat.
Grayson looked at me and smiled weakly.
"That was amazing Serene, really touching." He complimented.
After the burial was over I stuck around a little while by myself. Just sat on the bench by his grave thinking. He's never coming back. I will never have another chance to see or talk to him.
I am done crying. There are no more tears. I have to accept what has happened. Kayden always wanted my career to move on and become big. My whole life and accomplishments will be dedicated to him...
A/N I'm sorry for the bad chapter. Promise I'll make them better. Tell me what you want to see happen in the book! Or I might just end it soon! Love you! ❤️
