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Funerals are Sad

Beatrice stood staring at the funeral of her beloved uncle george, she wasn't really close to the man but she had a special bond with him. This bond was strange but the pair of them knew they loved each other and were family at the end of the day . She saw her brother john the extremely immature and very childish almost 19 year old letting the tears fall freely down his face as made more noticeable by him wearing a pair of glasses that showed his red and blotchy face . even though Beatrice didn't know him personally she felt sorry for him and wished that he hadn't have gone through that. she wondered what the pair had been doing before he had died off that heart attack.

She knew her uncle was an extremely good man and was always kind to everyone but she did also know he was a bit of a massive drinker since her mum had been a little girl and because he was very very close to retirement when Beatrice herself was just a newborn baby . As she grew up she learnt the strange way that he loved her like anything in the world. even though their bonds was not as strong as johns and his she was still extremely close to him, after all she thought of him as a father figure when hers was not there for her when growing up.she and john never knew their dad and in reality she did not give a single care about him anymore.

she to was crying like everyone else clad all in black . her brown thick just past the shoulder , length hair hung down in waves naturally . the blue of her eyes looked like the hottest part of a flame were glassed over . blurred by tears that stream down like waterfalls , that fell faster and faster the the funeral went on

her face red and puffy with the salty tears staining her cheeks as they fell . she turned on her heels and grabbed a few flowers that looked pretty for being on a grave from her feet and gave her mother a couple .

as the coffin was lowered she saw john , her older brother by two years , staring over to her and their mother who to was sobbing but unlike everyone else she sobbed quietly not looking for attention from anyone who was around that weren't at the funeral . John and their aunt mimi both threw a handful of dirt down as it descended down into the ground.

everyone left slowly after paying george their respects. deep down beatrice felt sorrow and pity that her aunt mimi who she loved massively had lost the love of her life . Her whole world. Except her and john .

The two remaining people who payed respects were her mother and herself . they slowly and with tear filled eyes and salty tears stained on their faces as they walked home . holding each other close. in the silence which was both comforting and deafening

as Beatrice got in she went to her little sisters and hugged them as they were upset that they to had lost a family member but they didn't exactly know him like she had .beatrice missed him so much already

Beatrice and her mum played her guitar and banjo whilst singing songs george used to listen to whilst also telling happy memories off him . Fond memories .

by the time night had fallen they had made a soup which had leaks and other vegetables like squash . they dished up a big ladle full into their bowls and ate up . With little chattering between them all

they talked about school and all the work beatrice had been given since she was working the same stuff john was , it was annoying for the first bit but it was the fact she did normal class work and completely finished it in the first part of the classes .

luckily her two younger sisters didn't have to deal with homework since her mum decided it would be better for her to home school since it was cheaper and that way she could bond more with her children . Her mum decided this as Beatrice had at least 12 years of getting all of the attention until her mum fell pregnant with her sisters as Beatrice had chose to go to a public school that was a bit expensive but they managed , they that they would always manage since their mothers job got them quite a bit of money and Beatrice had a paper round on Thursdays after school