Chapter Two: The Funeral
(just so you know any inaccuracies are on purpose just to help the story be more interesting)
I quickly change into my black skirt and blouse before i burst into tears again. I don't bother putting my makeup on, it will just run with my tears. A sharp knock on the door alerts me that Gus is here to give me a ride to the funeral. I open the door, and, seeing his face, i burst into tears. Again. He escorts me to the blueberry. seeing Shawn's favorite blue car, i cry harder. Gus pulls into the parking lot of the place the funeral is taking place. I step out of the car, walk over to the empty casket we were going to bury.
When the funeral begins, a few people talk, including Gus, Henry Spencer, and Shawn's mom. Finally, it was my turn to speak. i walked up, Trying as hard as i could not to cry.
"The Shawn we knew was a happy, carefree person. We all loved him very much, even if some of us won't admit it." I began, struggling to hold back the tears that sting my eyes. "He was a great detective, even if his tactics didn't quite sit well in anyone's stomache. I loved him with all my heart, but he wouldn't want us to mourn his death, he would want us to celebrate his life with Fries Quatro Queso Dos Fritos, and plenty of pineapple. I think I can speak for all of us when i say that we miss you Shawn."
i step away from the microphone, disappear into the crowd of people, only some of them random people who Shawn helped on cases. Gus starts searching for me, but i run toward the nearby pond. i peer inside a hollow log. i pull a pile of 90 rocks. each one symbolized every year left of Shawn's life left when he was alive. i sit on a large rock, and began throwing the rocks as hard as i could into the water. When Gus finally emerges from the trees, i am holding a duck in my shaking hands. Seeing the duck in my hands, Gus freezes. I Finish wrapping some leaves around his neck, and gently tying them off with sturdy long grass, so when his cut heals, the bandage will break off. i let go of the duck, and it waddles away.
Without speaking, Gus escorted me to the Blueberry.