Lost In Captured Thoughts

Chapter Twenty One: The Funeral

(Pearl's POV)

"C'mon stupid traffic!" I shouted thumping my hands on the car seat. We have been stuck in this traffic for 2 1/2 hours and we still are about another three hours away from L.A. I will not lie I have completely stressed for the past day and a half, I'm just so nervous that we won't make it to the funeral on time. The funeral is supposed to happen in 4 hours, and we don't hurry up we are not going to make it!

"Pearl please calm down, we're going to make it I promise!" Harry said grabbing my hand and gave me a kind smile. I am so honestly grateful for what Harry has done for me, to be honest I don't know how he hasn't wanted to rip my head off and stuff it him a dustbin.

"Thank you Harry, I'm just so stressed We won't get to get to Katy on time." I said quietly as lowered my head. Harry put his hand on my him and moved my head upwards so our eyes made contact.

Suddenly we heard a car beep loudly at us. We both startled and looked at the road. The traffic had began to move much more swiftly. Harry began to drive as I sighed in relief. Finally we're getting somewhere.

"Get some sleep Pearl, you really look like you need it, don't worry il wake you up when we get to L.A." Harry said as he looked back at the road. I felt myself begin to loosen up and closed my eyes and began to fall asleep.

(Katy's POV)

Today's the day. Today I must say goodbye to my little girl. I look at myself in the mirror as I add my dark red lipstick. I felt tear fall down my face, I quickly wipe it away. It's a good thing I put on waterproof mascara, I don't think I would look to great with smudged mascara on my pale face. I looked at myself. I have gotten so skinny now, I could even see my cheek bones and the bags under my eyes. I put on some blusher, hopefully making my cheeks look more human than dead.

I stood up from my dressing table and went over to my wardrobe to grab my best black heels. As I pulled them off the shelf of my shoes, i knocked over a shelf of old clothes that I don't wear anymore.

"But I woke up and grew strong, and I can still go on..." I sang quietly to myself. This is the song that means the most to me. I remember writing it and thinking to myself that hopefully, just hopefully my girl will be able to hear it.

"Katy..." I heard Shannon say quietly as she knocked on the door.
"Yes" I replied, my voice sounding hoarse.
"It's time...." Shannon said as she came into the room and looked at me looking through all my photos.
I breathed in heavily and closed my eyes and said to myself "please God let their be some miracle". I opened my eyes and looked into Shannon's worried looking eyes. I gave her a reassuring smile. She smiled back at me weakly.

"Well we better get going then.." I said as I grabbed onto Shannon's hand. She put her hands on my waist. We walked down the stairs that lead to the entrance way. I saw John in a suite with a white rose in his front pocket. I smiled at how dressed up he was. He stood next to his niece who was wearing a dark red forming fitting dress that had a long sleeve only one side of her arm. She also wore a white rose on her front. She did look very pretty.

"Shall we go then?" John said as he put out his arm. I took it in silence. Shannon rubbed my arm as she walked away with Georgia.

"Katy why won't you tell me who's funeral this is?" John said quietly so I only heard him.
"You'll find out just like everyone else when we're there." I said emotionless. We walked to the car in silence and we were silent for the rest of journey. I looked out of the window and up into the sky, wondering if my little angel was flying up there and watching over me.

"We're here" John said as he got out with Georgia. Shannon opened the door for me as we got out. I saw everyone that was important to me all standing there and looked at me with sorrowful eyes. I also saw that everyone was wearing a white rose on all of their outfits.

"My gift to you and Pearl...." Shannon whispered in my ear. I turned around and looked her.
"Thank you Shan..." I told her as I hugged her tightly.

"Now let's get on with this!" I said determinedly as I got everyone's attention to follow me.

(Pearl's POV)

We're here Pearl!!!" I heard Harry say as he shook me out of my little daydream. I looked at the scenery. The forest. The first place Katy and I shared our first laugh and were she had changed my life for the better. I got out the car and ran into the forest. Knowing the exact spot were the funeral would end up being. I had. Memorised the whole journey from Katy's car to our spot from three years ago. The closer we got the more careful my steps became. When Harry and I reached it, I saw Katy on a podium standing up. "She looks so skinny" I mutter to myself as I look at her sadly. I go behind a bush so know one can see me, not yet at least. I saw Katy take a deep breath and began to speak. I listened closely to her every word.

(Katy's POV)

I took a deep breath in. I saw everyone staring at me with their attention completely on me. I saw something run into a bush that caught my eye but I didn't take to much notice of it, it's probably a rabbit.

"So, I'm going to tell you a story, this story is about a girl who had a dream to become a performer. Now this girl also dreamed of having her own family. She thought she found the love of her life and believed that he was 'the one'." I chuckled to myself as I remembered my naive sixteen year old self.
"But that naive girl was wrong, she had lost all her innocence and beauty, that's what she believed. But then nine months later before her seventeenth birthday she was blessed with an angel called Pearl Elizabeth Hudson." I took a deep breathe and looked up to the sky and said, "I am that naive sixteen year old girl." I saw many friends and family look at me completely shocked and horrified. I saw John look at me disgusted. Despite people reactions, I carried on.

"Now this angel and was what gave me back my innocence and kept me humble and going even when I felt I couldn't go on. She was my world, my missing puzzle piece. One night was taken away from me and I never thought I would see her again. But then thirteen years later I finally got to see her again and she was everything I ever imagined her to be like . This the first place we first came together." I said looking around at the forest.
"This place means a great deal to me because this place was the start of an amazing journey. However at the beginning of our journey, I felt my self begin to fall into a deep dark place that I never thought I could get out of. I was horrible to my angel and I wish I could go back in time and re write what happened, but I can't. Even though I was so hollow and depressed, she helped me and stopped me from ending my life twice. As I begin to heal and I relationship began to grow stronger, we were once again torn apart for another three years. It made us both feel so alone as we longed for each other's company. As If fate was telling us we were meant to be together, we were reunited once more. But not for long because a that I once fell in love with so madly took her away from me. She was saving my life and her last words she spoke I will never forget "she is saved" she saved me from death by him taking hers." I began to wipe away my tears and blew my nose.
"When your a mother, you want to always protect and guide your children, and see them grow up safe and sound. It was like she was my warden and my guardian angel. So many of you will become mothers and fathers. And see your children grow and have there own children. But that won't happen for me. So If you can hear me my sweet shining brave Pearl, mommy loves you so much and. I must say goodbye my baby girl..." I said in between cries as I grabbed my guitar and began to play the chords for 'pearl'.

"She is a pyramid....."

(Pearl's POV)

I wiped away my tears. I saw Harry. Look at me with tears even in his eyes.
"Pearl you have to go up there now!" Harry said pushing my arms.
"No Harry not yet! I have the perfect moment..." I said motioning him to stay quiet.
I heard Katy singing her heart out as she got closer and closer to the moment.

"You are strong and you'll learn that. You can still go on..." I heard suddenly stop singing as she was crying so much. I decided to stepped out of the bush and sing the last bit for her.

"And you'll always be a pearl...."

Authors note:

Oh my god guys I literally cried so much writing the forest scene!
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