Justice for Julie

Chapter 5

                Chapter 5

                Yawning, I got out of my bed and put on a silky black dress. I slipped on black flats and pulled my hair up into a neat bun.  The doorbell rang and I went to answer it. It was Ryan; I had emailed him to come to my sisters funeral with me today.

                "I'm glad you came," I said as a girl approached us.

          "I brought Sammi," he said. At first I wanted to scold him for bringing other people without my permission but Sammi is ok.

                "I'm terribly sorry about your loss," she said while hugging me. She was wearing a mini black dress that was much too tight and she had on high heels.

                Then Jack arrived at the door.

                "Oh Jack I forgot I'm going to my sisters funeral today," I explained.     "It's cool," he shrugged.

                "Do you have a tux?"

    "Yes."

         "Then come with us," I asked and Jake smiled and turned around to go to his apartment.

                "Friend," Ryan asked.        "Like you and Sammi," I reassured.

                Sammi grinned and Ryan turned pale white, I had no idea why but didn't care at the moment. Then I took a moment to check Ryan out. I looked at his suit. It was really nice. Then Jack came back wearing, not exactly a tux but close enough, black skinny jeans with a white under shirt with a black blazer. Sammi and Ryan wore rich cloths that made me stand out but with Jack here, casual but most definitely formal, I felt better. My mom came out of her room also in a simple black dress and hair in a bun. She, like Sammi, wore high heels.

                Her eyes were clouded with pain. She didn't even bother asking why I brought friends.

"Get in the car," she muttered not looking at any of us.

                I sat in the front with mom while Ryan, Sammi, and Jack squeezed in the back.

                Sammi and I talked a little bit and so did Ryan and Jack but by now everyone had sensed my mother's sorrow and maybe even a little of mine and quieted down.

                I thought I had been standing for hours. My legs ached so I went and kneeled by Julie's coffin with my mom.

                Eyes burning, heart aching, I held onto my mom but nothing stopped the tears from coming. I felt a body shift behind me and I couldn't control myself. Tears streamed down my cheeks as I whipped around and flung myself into Ryan's arms, who stumbled backwards at my embrace.

                Only it wasn't Ryan.

                I got control of myself and stepped back.     "Sorry Jack," I muttered whipping away a river of tears.

       "No problem," he said casually placing his hands in his pocket, then his eyes darkened.

                "We will find your sister's murderer, I promise,"

                Ryan coughed from behind us, probably telling me to take a step back from Jack because I was standing pretty close to him, but I didn't we just turned to look at him. I couldn't help but to shudder at the memory of his hair being the exact color of the evidence I found. I knew he didn't do it but I still didn't walk over to him and Sammi, instead I stayed standing by Jack the only person I could truly trust.