madison
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one week later
today was landon's funeral
i've barely came out of my room all week, no one has spoken to me except joey
he would come in here and comfort me unless if i told him i wanted to be alone, which was a lot
i didn't want to leave my room because everything outside reminded me of him
his room was two down from my at the end of the hall, i could look straight into it
it was set up neatly as if he'd never touched it
downstairs, i would walk into the living room and see the couch he would always be sitting on, where me and him would play fight or have movie marathons
in the kitchen is where we would have our midnight snacks every tuesday night
in the backyard, we would go outside and lay down at night because we both loved star gazing
those nights, we would talk about everything
my family, how my life was before joey found me, my mom, his family, how his life used to be and how he found joey
he would always tell me he wanted a small family
a beautiful wife with two little kids, boy and girl
but he couldn't have that anymore
i sighed and let a few tears fall, i miss him so much
i rolled over and looked at the clock, it was almost time for his funeral
i decided that it was time to get up
i went over to my closet and picked out a black dress and heels that weren't too high
[ it wasn't a tight black dress that she would normally wear ]
i straightened my hair and put very minimal makeup on, just because i knew i was going to be crying a lot
i walked downstairs and felt all eyes on me but i did my best to ignore them and walked over to joey
"hey mi amore, we've missed you" he whispered and pulled me into a hug
i hugged back then pulled away, looking down
"mi amore," joey whispered and i looked up, he was right in front of my face
"a speech has to be said today at his funeral and everyone said you should do it since you were closest with him, but if you're not up to it i can do it" he spoke with sympathy and worry
i just shook my head, "i can do it"
those were the first words i've spoken all week
he just nodded, taking my hand and walking out to the car
he got in drivers and i was in passenger, everyone else in the back or in our other van
[ i don't mention this a lot but they have more than one van since they're such a large gang ]
i stared out the window as joey drove to the funeral home, not looking or speaking at anyone
at his funeral
we got to the place where his funeral was being held
it was a rainy day, of course
joey still held tight onto my hand as we walking into the building
we walked in and was greeted by the man who was the owner of the funeral home
he shook hands with joey and flashed me a smile
[ i didn't mention this each but joey covered up any tattoos or things that could give his identity away ]
i gave a small, weak one back but looked down at the floor
the funeral
it was time for the funeral to begin
the seats started to fill with the gang, which took up most seats
joey and i sat down in the front row where a podium sat in front of us
i refused to look at landon's casket, i would burst out crying and i had to be strong for him
time for her speech
[ sorry there are so many jumps it's just to write the whole funeral would to so much to write and kind of difficult ]
the man we had met when we first got here finished his speech of why we are to gather and grieve, then it was time for my speech
i took a deep breath and joey squeezed my hand
i stood up slowly and walked to the podium, mentally preparing my speech
i took one last deep breath then started my speech
"so i'm not that good at speeches but i'll do my best. so, you all know landon and what kind of person he was. he was a funny, caring, amazing, comforting, protective person and many more. you all probably know that he was also my best friend, we had tons of memories from the time we met to the end. when we first met, he was staring at me with a smirk and joey yelled at him for staring at me. then we were fake dating for a while. we would always have movie marathons while everyone was gone or when we were the only ones awake, it was mostly disney movies. we would argue like brother and sister but get along 2 minutes later. we would always have midnight snacks on tuesdays. it was hard to be quiet because we were always cracking jokes and he was quite clumsy. then, we would go outside and stargaze, talking about our lives. he always told me that he wanted a small family with 2 kids and a beautiful wife. most importantly, he told me that you guys were his family. you guys have always stuck together, fought for each other, was there for him at anytime, and you all loved each other. he gave so much to remember, and we all will forever remember him and what he did for us. rest in peace, landon."
i stepped down from the podium, letting all of my tears fall silently and sat down next to joey
he rubbed my back as i sat down and rested my head on his shoulder
i closed my eyes and sighed
i opened them and looked up
rest in peace, landon.
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i wanted to base this chapter on madisons and landons friendship since we didn't see all of it
i miss landon even though i'm the one that killed him off ;(
— k
