Vangsvere Academy

Chapter 19: The Funerals

They allowed me to attend Kris and Vespers funeral the next day, (they had gone to get Vespers body from a morgue near the gas station he was killed at) I had to be chained up with four guards posted around me.

I wasn't allowed to talk to or show any form of communication with my friends, in order to make sure that happened, they placed a brown sack over my head with only two holes for seeing.

I cried a lot, and since no one could see, I cried more. Kristoffers coffin was being lowered first and I watched Lily cry into Leandro. Eva was on the grass watching them lower her brother into the ground. Lincoln kneeled beside her holding her from falling into the hole. She tore my heart out.

Abe stood beside the other staff, some wiping tears and others keeping their eyes lowered, he kept his eyes up though and stuck to me. I knew he knew it was me, but I'm sure others didn't. They told everyone I had been sent away for questioning and wouldn't be back for a couple weeks.

Jameson was standing beside Petra who was rubbing her brothers back in a comforting gesture. I'd wanted to be the one beside them, comforting them, being there for them. But I couldn't.

"Kris!" Eva screamed down at her brothers coffin tossing herself on it as it lowered.

My heart dropped out of my chest at that moment, I almost fell to my knees but a guard held me upright.

Eva's parents where crying as they watched their daughter scream for their dead son. Mom and dad stood beside them comforting them, I missed mom.

As they began reading bible verses and explaining the greatness that Vesper and Kris had been, they started lowering Vespers coffin.

Vespers mom collapsed to her knees and then to her side crying out for her son. His father holding himself together while pulling her up off the floor.

They ended up sitting on the floor in tears while Lincoln's parents stood beside them supportively.

It was an absolutely heart breaking scene, one I never imagined I'd live to see.

As they tossed their flowers, I was approached by Abe who told the guards I wasn't a threat to him.

I kept my head lowered, but his hand lifted my chin through the burlap and we caught eyes. "Let me take that for you." He said reaching and taking the two flowers from my hands, leaning down he placed a lingering kiss to my head, "Stay strong Anne."

His hand brushed mine, and I felt my heart skip a beat before he headed off to toss my flowers in.

Jolene was standing tall and giving me a small smile, she was so elegant. I bet her blood tasted like a rich expensive wine.

"Time to go." Said Susan, the red headed council woman and apparently the most important vampire in the academy. She dealt with the troubled and refined them.

I turned giving Lily a last look, she had moved to hold Eva tightly, they sobbed into each other's arms.

Fuck.

I arrived back at my cell within an hour, and got to shower up changing into a pair of sweat pants and a sweatshirt.

Back in my cell, I sniffled a bit before sitting on the metal bed shutting my eyes and listening to the tune playing from Jesses radio as it played a sixties song. My mind wandering to anything but the people I left behind.

I didn't want to cry, not in front of these guys.

"How'd the funeral go? Really sorry about your friends." Jesse said shaking his head apologetically.

Smiling over at him I leaned back "I've seen better days but I think death is going to be a familiar aspect of my life in the next few years." I looked to Michael who was watching me with a book in his hand.

He hasn't spoken to me since that last conversation and I wasn't sure if I liked it or if it drove me crazy. All he did was read ancient history books and sleep.

We've got only twenty four more days left though. Thankfully.

I woke up later that night, everyone was asleep and thankfully too because I had my silent break down. It lasted a long two hours and at one point it ached so bad I let out a small cry.

Everything hurt, my head, heart, stomach, spirit. All of me.

Losing them was like losing family, I couldn't imagine going to sit on that table without their faces.

It just seemed too hard to think about, a small sigh came from beside my cell and I covered my mouth with my blanket looking over at Michael as he sat up looking to the clock on the wall and then me.

I tried not to make eye contact, my stubborn self didn't want any of them seeing me weak, I don't trust them.

"Thought I heard a little mouse or something." Michael said softly and hushed.

I let out a heavy breath and wiped my eyes "I didn't mean to wake you." I said low as I turned my back to him.

It was quiet for a while, "I'm sorry you lost your friends. I know today was rough for you." He said shocking me with his sincerity.

Turning, I looked over at him "They where family." I let out a deep sigh and shook my head staring down at the blanket.

Michael didn't say anything afterwards, and I turned on my side laying and forcing myself to go back to bed.

I fell asleep and dreamt of Kris and Vesper that night, we where back in high school talking about Kris's great play while Vesper made comments about the hot cheerleaders.

The dream soothes me, and I wondered if I could have dreams like this more often.

I hope.