My Brother's Best Friend: a Jack Avery imagine

Part 26. Can You See Me? (FINAL PART)

Previously in MBBF

Corbyn and I looked at each other, as I broke the silence saying, "We look pathetic right now.."

He laughed and shrugged, hugging me and crying with me. We lost a girl, but not an angel.
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Carter Avery's POV

*5 years later*
September 27, 2034

I'm sitting by my dad in the car on the way to the cemetery my mom's body was buried in. Its taking everything in me to keep from crying, I'm trying to stay strong for my dad. We turn into the huge graveyard, which holds hundreds of tombstones from famous people through the years, like Ariana Grande (she died in 2032) and Shawn Mendes (2027). My dad parks the car and we get out as I open the back door for my cousin Daniella and my aunts Isla, Ava, and Sydnie. My uncles Corbyn, Daniel, Jonah, and Zach are here too with their wives. Uncle Daniel and Aunt Syd are married, so are Uncle Zach and Aunt Ava. Uncle Jonah married Aunt Tate, and Uncle Corbyn married Aunt Christina. My dad grabs the small, single rose we brought from the car and we head towards my mom's grave, tears flowing down my aunts' faces. My dad stops at the grave and falls to his knees, replacing the rose we brought a couple months ago with the new one. He holds the old rose close to him as he stands up and walks back to us, all 12 of us gathering in a group hug as most of them walked back to the car. "Carter," my dad called to me, "are you coming?"

"I'll be there in a minute, dad."

"Okay.." my dad said as he got in the car and turned around to talk to all the crying people in it.

"Its been 5 years, Mom. I'm a junior in highschool now. I love music and arts, but science is kind of hard. Dad said you were good at that, like Uncle Corbyn. I try not to cry, Mom, but it still hurts. I try to stay strong, fo-for Dad, but it still hurts. I hope you're proud of me. I made the school's chorus. Can you hear me sing from up there? I hope you know you're my hero. I love you so much," I paused to wipe my tears as I said the last, painful sentence to my mom, "Can you see me?"

My dad came up behind me and wrapped his arms around me, just like I remembered him doing to my mom. I sobbed, my whole body shaking with the pain and the feeling of guilt, as if somehow this was my fault. "Its okay, bubba. Its okay," my dad said to me as I turned around and hugged him back, hearing the footsteps of my uncles coming towards me and their arms wrapping around us. "Its not your fault, bub. None of this is your fault," Uncle Jonah said as if he could read my thoughts.

"But what if it is?"

"It isn't, don't blame yourself," Uncle Zach assured me, tears streaming down all 6 of our faces.

I heard a sniffle and looked up to see my Aunt Syd with open arms, saying, "Do these big, strong men need a Syd hug?"

We all laughed at her sassy remark and let her in to our hug, the other girls joining soon after. We all got in the car and headed towards Uncle Jonah's house to drop him and Aunt Tate off, then did the same with Uncle Corbyn and Aunt Chris, Uncle Zach and Aunt Ava, and Uncle Daniel and Aunt Syd. Once me and my dad got home, I headed to my room and locked the door, connecting my phone to my speaker and opening Spotify. I searched for my "Mom's Songs" playlist, and shuffle played the songs.

The song Dad played at her funeral 5 years ago today came on, Let It Be by The Beatles. I just layed on my bed, listening to the lyrics and staring at the ceiling.

"And in my hour of darkness, she is standing right in front of me, speaking words of wisdom, Let It Be."

My tears flowed out of my eyes like a waterfall, remembering my tenth birthday party. She threw a surprise party for me and invited all of my friends, as everyone arrived we headed to the mall and went to watch a movie. That's where I met Amelia Cabello, my girlfriend. We ran into each other at the movies, only knowing each other as acquaintances, but soon we became friends and then she asked me out. We've been dating since freshman year.

Once the song finished, it cross faded into the song recorded by my parents when they were dating, a cover of the old song Starving by Hailee Steinfeld.

"I didn't know that I was starvin' until I tasted you.." my mother's angel voice sang.

"Dont need no butterflies when you give me the whole damn flu," my dad's old, tenor-falsetto voice sang.

"And by the way, by the way, you do things to my body," they harmonized. My parents shared an intense love for music, and I guess that's where mine came from. My dad always said i sing like my Uncle Zach, I can kind of hear it. The song ended and it moved on to See You Again by Charlie Puth. It always reminded me and my dad of her, kind of ironic considering we're doing the opposite, not seeing her again.

"Its been a long day, without you my friend, and I'll tell you all about it when I see you again."

I turned my music off as I heard a knock on my door, walking to it and unlocking it. It was Amelia. "Hey, baby," she said, and wrapped her arms around my neck, letting me cry into her shoulder. She was the one I went to when I needed help, when I was hurt, I needed her. I'm in too deep.
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And that's the end, guys. That is my fan fiction. Hope you liked it. I know I said that it wouldn't end up depressing like in the Titanic movie, but that was kind of a lie. That's all. Thanks, lovelies. ❤
~ Jessica