The Dying Girl ✔ {Slowly Editing}

Chapter 24: The End

Highly recommended playing the song in the media box.

The song is called Oceans (Where Feet May Fail) by Hillside United.

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Asher's POV

Everything about this day was depressing, but it wasn't normal depressing. This depressing was completely different. It was a feeling that I couldn't describe.

The entire melancholic atmosphere directly affected me from all the black clothes to the tears from the family.

I try to retain my tears as I constantly told myself that I would not cry. I was successful until I glanced at my mom plus everyone else, and saw tears pouring out of their eyes. Suddenly, I couldn't hold it back and I just let it all out.

I ball up the paper in my hand. It just feels like every word on this paper isn't staying true to myself. I sigh and look at my little sister.

"Mia," I say loudly. "She lost her life on the day of April 20, 2018. She fell asleep with her family and friends around her at the hospital. She never woke up again."

I look around and see the tears in my mother's eyes. She was trying her hardest to not cry but I mouth to her and said 'go ahead. I got you.' She nods and the tears flowed down her face freely. I let out a shaky breath and continued.

"Mia was and still is an inspiration for many. She has been through so much in the past year and the years before that, but she never failed to put a smile on her face and others. She was that one girl that everyone loved. Everyone knew her for her kind words, her quirky traits and behavior, but mainly because of who she was." I smile softly looking at her closed casket again.

"A beautiful young lady who saw the best in everyone. The girl who never let anyone change or manipulate how she thought or who she was as a person. She was never selfish. If anything she was so caring for everyone else except to herself." I chuckle slightly, a tear rolls down my cheek.

"My little sister was my best friend. We used to twin accidentally and she would pretend to get annoyed even though I secretly knew she loved it. We would joke around on a daily basis and annoy the crap out of our wonderful parents. She was such a sweet girl, she was such the perfect sister and now she's, gone." I let out a small sob and wipe some of my tears away.

"It feels like years since you died but it has only been a few days, and yet still that is still too long. I still love you the same as if you were still here with me, laughing during the good times and crying during the bad ones. I miss being able to call you any time and spend hours talking about everything under the sun." I chuckle lightly on how we were such airheads back then.

"As children, we were practically joined at the hip, but sadly we grew up and grew apart, as most siblings do. We had our own set of friends and our own set of goals for our lives, but that still didn't change the fact that you were- are my little sister. There was nothing that I wouldn't have done for you and nothing that you wouldn't have done for me. I just wish you were still here with me enjoying life, but I can understand why God would want such a beautiful angel on his side from now until eternity. Just know that I love and miss you and that no matter what had happened between us, you're number one in my heart." I finish and wiped the tears away from my cheeks. I thanked everyone for coming and I walked off.

I sat back down next to my mom. I wrapped her small body in my arms and held her close to me. I could feel her shaking with each sob she would let out. I squeeze her tighter and inhale deeply.

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Everyone arrived at the funeral location where the burial would take place. The atmosphere not only looked gloomy but felt gloomy.

The grief in the air hung like a thick, wool blanket, draped over all of us. There were no smiles from the remembrance of her, stories which we remembered about the good times we'd had. Only sorrow over the loss of this wonderful soul.

It felt as if time itself was standing still. That this was just a horrible nightmare, and I was trying to escape. Desperately trying to come out of this darkness that was my new life.

A new life without my own sister.

Everywhere I looked there were no smiles; it reminded me of dad's funeral, depressing.

Why did she have to die?

Mom and I took our seat at the front. The chairs were Mia's favorite color, Navy blue.

We watched as the preacher said a few last moment words and prayers towards her and everyone that was here to see her go off to heaven.

As the casket lowered into the ground, many tears were shed. I can feel my heart breaking into two. Realizing that this was actually happening, I wrap my arm around my mom's shoulders and she wraps her arm around my torso. We sit there for a while until it was time for us to go.

I turned around a bit and watched as her coffin was being lowered into the cold, hard earth fully.

I couldn't believe it. She was gone. Forever gone.

That was the moment a light had been extinguished forever in my heart.

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So this is the end of the journey. Thank you guys so much for reading and probably enjoying. Thank you for dealing with my overly long periods of updates. Thank you for just being you and supporting me.

There were so many times where I just wanted to quit on the story. Just give up because I'll admit it, I was just too afraid to be judged. I know people say that other people's opinions don't matter but to me they actually do.

Think about it, if you didn't have anyone telling you that you are pretty, intelligent, kind, talented, and so on, would you still feel like you are now.

I just really want to tell you guys that I appreciate the time and dedication you took on this book. Yes, this story needs major editing but knowing you made past the unedited part is so special to me.

See you later💋💙