And Life Goes On

And Now They're Gone

             We're going to bury my parents today and I couldn't be more scared in my life. It's Saturday, March 17. Now the day that's going to be known as the day Leila Eels buried her parents. The day I put my parents six feet under.

           I slip on my black dress and grab the black cardigan my aunt let me borrow. I also put on a pair of black flats. I paired my outfit with a gold necklace and bracelet set my mom and dad had gotten me for my thirteenth birthday. Me and my Aunt had finally built up enough courage to go collect my things from the house while also going through my parents' belongings. We ended up putting a majority in storage and we brought my clothes and things back here. 

        I applied some mascara to my eyelashes and put a little bit of concealer under my eyes so I didn't appear as a zombie to the rest of the world. I grabbed my phone which I recently discovered had lots of missed phone calls and text from people sending me their prayers and wishes. I walked out of my room and walked downstairs to the kitchen where Aunt Cherry was waiting for me. She wore black slacks paired with a black button down blouse and black heals. She grabbed her blazer from the coat rack and we headed of to the cemetery. 

      It was a sunny day, which I didn't find amusing considering it's typically supposed to be dark and gloomy on funeral days. Instead it was the complete of the cliche and how I felt inside. When we arrived we walked to the burial area and were greeted by apologetic family members and friends. Their was a total of around 25 people who  attended. I sat in the front row of chairs that were placed in the grass with Aunt Cherry to my right and one of my dad's co-workers to my left. 

   We weren't a religious family, so their wasn't some elaborate funeral. It was plain and simple, a pastor had said some words about my parents as well as Aunt Cherry. And before I knew it, it was time for me to go up and speak about my parents. " Julia Eileen Eels and Michael Philip Eels, the best parents I could've asked for", I began "They were my rock, my world , my everything. I never thought the day I would bury my parents would actually ever occur, but it's happening now and so they're really gone." By this time there were so many tears streaming down my face that I my eye sight started to to become blurry. " Even though our time together wasn't as long as it should've been, the times we spent together are the most meaningful memories I have. Besides with you Aunt Cherry so don't feel so left out. Anyway, my parents were the kindest, most heart warming and beautiful people in this messed up world. And the fact that they were taken away from me breaks my heart into a million pieces . Cause they were my parents, the one who were supposed to wipe my tears. And now they're gone."