I disclaim all affiliations toward Glee and it's creators.
Note: The sheer beauty and sadness of this scene brought me to tears, but I could not bring myself to not add a little Rachel point of view.
Funerals have always made me sad. Whether I have known the person or not. The loss of a life not fully lived, of the loved ones left behind always brings me to tears.
"I miss my sister. Every night at ten or so she would call me on the phone. And when I asked her why, she'd tell me that her body told her.." Coash Sylvester looked downward choking down her sobs, "she wanted to hear my voice..."
I sit here looking up at Coach Sylvester barely able to say the words to describe how much her sister meant to her, and I can't help but feel the tears gathering in my eyes. Mr. Schuester stands and moves towards the stand to take over her speech, as she can no longer keep it together.
"I miss my sister." Mr Shue continued. "The smell of her shampoo, the way she could always convince me to read her another book. When you love someone like I loved her, they're a part of you. It's like you're attached by this invisible tether, and no matter how far away you are, you can always feel them. And now everytime I reach for that tether, I know there's no one on the other end. And I feel like I'm falling into nothingness.
I'm ashamed to admit what it is that I am currently feeling, as my own personal pain is no where near what Coach Sylvester is feeling, but at hearing this I can't help but look toward Finn, Quinn's hand firmly grasped in his. He is no longer at the end of my tether either. Just when I feel that I will fall into that despair, that nothingness, a strong hand takes my own. Looking towards the warmth engulfing my petite left hand, I find the large calloused hand of Sam. I glance up at him in slight teary-eyed surprise to find a small watery smile gracing his lips, as if to say everything will be fine. You are not alone. I place my right over his and look back towards Coash Sylvester. Maybe she didn't get her ten seconds, but she is now standing in a room filled with people who will not let her fall into that nothingness. Just as Sam took my hand to keep me from falling.