Leaving Stones Part 1

Leaving Stones Chapter 19

Dean's funeral service was held beautifully although the world, for me isn't beautiful anymore without Dean's presence. After the funeral, Mr. Derek, Dean's father, came by and gave me a few words of encouragement and handed me an envelope. "Won't you come by at the house later, there are a few things of Dean's I know he would love you to have." I open a plain envelope and pull out a scrambled letter. It reads:

"Bev, I have never explained to you about my feelings. But here's a thing, I LOVE YOU. I love you from the moon and back and if I could, I'll give the moon to you by pulling it down to earth. When gravity defines your limit, love proves that theory is nothing but a theory. I love you till it hurts, imagine loving someone who's hurting, how much pain can a person endure just to love someone. Im sounding poetic and I think that's how to love, love is English Literature. I hope you'd still pursue your dream. I asked you to prom the other day and when you said yes, I felt like I was the luckiest man on earth. They have asked me to perform something a week ago and so I agreed only because I wanted to dedicate a song I wrote to you. -weirdo"

I came by Dean's house the day he was buried and his father handed me a box of Dean's stuffs which include his leather coat. "And this." Mr. Derek handed me a necklace. "I washed it because this was the necklace he brought along on the night of the accident, there was... blood stains." I shed 2 drops of tears before putting a sad smile to Mr. Derek and hugged him real tight.