Different Time

Funeral and fight

Jim was looking at the gravestone that had his princess’s name on it while the ceremony drolled on. One of his close friends sat next to him. They were at the beach, where the adventurous girl loved to go often and had shared plenty of special memories with him. It felt like all the happiness was gone from their world, and they couldn’t believe it could happen so quick.

Tulio was trying to hold his tears back, while he’s holding dirt in his hand to put his own daughter’s grave. While his wife, Esmeralda, wasn’t doing much better with her tears dripping down her cheeks and her body shaking. Sarah was comforting her dear friend. She couldn’t possibly imagine losing her own child at such a young age. As for Sinbad, he was holding Tulio’s shoulder in a numb and comforting silent, not knowing what to say to him. All he could do in this moment was comfort him.

His son was absolutely heartbroken. But, who wouldn’t be in this situation? He just saw the flame in his life be blown out in front of him. He didn’t know how it felt to lose someone you love, especially someone that you've known for your whole life. Then you see their death, knowing that you will never see them again; it’s one of the hardest parts of living.

Jane Darling was one of Melody’s close friends in childhood, before Melody met Jim properly. It was like yesterday, Melody and her were playing games or whispering each other's secrets, and teasing each other for their childish crushes. Now that she was gone, Jane was trying her best to hold in tears, yet the overwhelming sadness became too much for her to bear. Peering over at her own best friend’s gravestone. She promised herself not to cry when she found out the severity of Melody’s condition, knowing she wouldn’t like to see her suffering. Next to her was Peter Pan, holding her close in the hopes of comforting his girlfriend, letting his tears flow down his pink cheeks.

Miguel, Melody’s uncle; Chel, one of close friends to Tulio; Quasimodo, Melody’s Godfather; and many more people who were related and non-related family were there for the her funeral. It seems that many family members and friends were very saddened by the young girl’s life ending, but no one could nearly surpass Jim’s pain.

His heart was broken and the worse part is that he never gifted her what he wanted on their 6 year anniversary, guilt and regret still pungent from that day.

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When it was over, family and friends sulked in near unison to Tulio’s and Esmeralda’s home. They had pictures of Melody on the table from when she was well, with candles and seashells surrounding it, and a notebook sat there too, just to have people to write how they’ll miss her and never forget her bubbly and sweet nature.

Miguel was talking to Tulio and Esmeralda, giving them his deepest condolences for the loss of their daughter. Some people kept calm facades, but most of them were still visibly upset and shaken by the loss of the precious girl. Sam was looking for Jim, just to check how’s he's holding up. You could say she’s his sister, but frankly, she isn't. She was Jim’s first friend when they were kids. Most of the time, she just watches after him since she knows how to take herself, and now that Melody is gone, she knows she has to keep her eye on him for a long time, because she’s absolutely frightened by the idea of him sulking and being sad for the rest of his life.

She found him in Melody’s room, rummaging through an old scrapbook of pictures, with Melody and him together, and the friends they had throughout their life. Jim has been quiet ever since Melody passed away, hardly eating, very rarely looking like he’d been sleeping, and had almost no emotion aside from numbness. Sam has been looking after him since Melody’s death and makes sure he eats enough, that he doesn’t slowly spiral into anorexia. She knew Melody wouldn’t want him to be this way, and she had told him that multiple times. It all seems to be in one ear and out the other, since all he does is working on his car or waitering as usual, but that only shows how he is used to being when he was a trouble maker, which it isn’t healthy for him, especially now.