Making a Difference (sequel to PDA)

Ch.32: Making of A Funeral

~Albany~

It was officially the time for the funeral. I was staring at myself in the mirror and I looked so heartbroken and I just wanted to curl up into a ball and just cry. The tears did fell from my eyes and that's when I heard a knock on the door. I saw Lilith, she gave me a smile. "It's time to go" She told me and I just nodded my head. "Okay let's go" I whispered to her and Lilith grabbed my hand and rubbed my arm. She was wearing a classic black dress that she looked good in to be honest. I walked down the steps of the house to see my dad was holding onto Sawyer and he was drinking a cup of coffee. I noticed that my dad had bags underneath his eyes and I wanted to be strong for him but i was weak. if my papa was here, he would say stop crying and put on a brave face. I told dad to hand over Sawyer to me and we enter the car and we got to the service and I looked over the service all around me. My dad and I walked down the aisle of the chairs while we heard the military band playing in the background. i wiped my tears while holding Sawyer in my hands. Uncle Harry hugged my dad and we sat at the front. I just looked at my father's picture in which he wasn't smiling at all and I bit my lip and i looked at the casket which had a flag covering it. Once the priest said a bunch of foolish things, I walked up to my father casket while rubbing it down. "i love you" I whispered to the casket. "I'll miss you so much but I'll never forget you" I told him while I held onto his hat that was from the navy. I didn't want to forget my papa ever because he mean the world to me. I held onto the cap tightly against my chest and that's when I felt someone urging me to sit down and I just hugged the casket. "Albany let go of the casket, he needs to be buried" Uncle Harry urged me and i just rolled my eyes. "I don't want him to go" I told him while tears fell from my eyes. Uncle Harry hugged me tight and i just sobbed into his chest begging him to take away the pain of losing someone that meant so much to me. "He will never see me get married and have my kid. He will never become a grandpa" I sobbed to Uncle Harry and Uncle Harry grabbed my shoulders and i noticed how heartbreaking it must be for him. I guess they had been friends for a long time. "He will always be there for you and i can tell you your papa would be so proud of you" Uncle Harry said to me and i just smiled but the tears were still on my face. It was dry on my face now and I didn't want to wipe my tears. Uncle Harry walked me back to my seat and that's when the Josh guy walked up to my dad and handed him the flag that was on the casket. Dad looked at Josh and Josh hugged my dad tightly. I could hear him apologize to my dad and just like that Dad had tears in his eyes. I knew my parents really loved each other and Josh took out a box out of his pocket and handed to my dad. "What's this" Dad asked Josh and Josh just sighed. "Open it" Josh commanded my dad and I watched my dad slowly open the box. It was medal that said for courageous. "This is the medal of honor for what Zayn did for this country" Josh gave us a small smile. "Your papa was something" Dad sighed while pushing his hair back and I knew he was stressed out. "He always wanted to help people" Dad hugged me while we watched the casket move down the aisle with the casket holders. The trumpets started playing some music and I watched as the person I loved and cared the most gets placed into the ground. They put dirt over the casket and I felt a pair of arms and i knew it was Andy here to give me some comfort and I was glad that he was here for the first time. I knew it had to be Andy because Andy had this distinguished  scent that was unique to just him. He smelled of gasoline and aftershave because he wanted to be like Sodapop from the Outsiders which is crazy to think that way. He was attractive as Sodapop but Andy was unique. Everybody was leaving but I just sat in front of my newly ground of the casket. Andy didn't say anything but wrapped his arms around me and i placed my head on his shoulders. "Your father was an amazing person, you know that and it's a shame I never got the chance to bond with him" Andy commented to me and i just sighed and nodded. "Yeah he was. Apparently in high school he loved English and he could draw and make cartoons and he was quite the popular guy" I said to Andy and Andy just smiled at me. "I could sense that actually" Andy commented to me and i just nodded. I decided it was time to go home and Andy left me once again with my family. I sat down on the couch and we all were sitting around in the living room. "He just had this presence that you knew he was there and you just had to stop and admire his beauty" Dad spoke about my papa. "Yeah Zayn was an interesting character" Uncle Louis jumped him. "He always thought he was a bad boy but he was a good guy to be friends with and if you hurt anyone he cared about. Oh there was hell to pay" Louis continued to talk about Papa and i just listened to the stories from when my papa was younger and in high school.