Author's note: Hello. I am back for another chapter. Enjoy.
Discalmer: I do not own nobody in this story except for my character Daniel.
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Chapter 7: Thoughts and the funeral
Daniel's mother was still at the mental hospital. She was completey ruined. Her younger son was murdered. She was not in her closed mind. She paced back and forth throughout the little room she was locked in like a scrawny house wanting to get out of a barn. "Where is he?" she said, still pacing back and forth. "Poor woman. Her son's dead," said a caretaker at the mental hospital. "Yes," agreed another. "Well ... when is the boy's funeral?" asked the first caretaker. "I have no idea. They said that the county autospy office has to fix his hand a bit before there is a funeral and god knows how long it takes for the autospy office to do anything," the second caretaker stated. "Yep," the first caretaker said. "I'm going to feed her now. Will you help?" asked the second caretaker. "Of course," replied the first caretaker. Together, they went in her room to feed her through tubes. Daniel's mother wasn't eating now so they had to feed her through tubes. She had lost her mind after he son's unhumane death. Twice she had already attempted to leave the mental hospital and harm the caretakers.
Meanwhile, Daniel's dad was making funeral arrangements for his deceased son. He was close to losing his mind as well, so his older son was keeping an eye on him. But nobody was happy that Daniel was dead. In fact, many people in the neighborhood felt very sad and burdened with this sudden, harsh death Daniel had suffered. All because of Crunch. That asshole. He was the one responsible for the neighborhood being so sad and burdened with this sudden, harsh death that he made. He was also responsible for the public outcry that his charges be upgraded. But a few people still weren't happy with the upgraded charges. They wanted Crunch on death row. They wanted him to suffer a death like Daniel had to suffer.
Crunch was now at home, but hid in his room since he was a wanted man. He had read the wanted poster police put out for him. The reward was 10,000 for whoever captured and arrested him. But one problem. Crunch had knives and a handgun on him. He could kill within seconds, so he was a very dangerous person, if you ask me, but of course, I won't go into my opinion here. Anyway, Crunch was a bit gulity of murdering Daniel. He was gulity because his parents probably would never love him ever again like they used to. They probably do not want a son like him, one who murders people for his own warmth and pleasure. Then again, who would have the pleasure in murdering a harmless soul?
Yes, that's right, Daniel was a harmless soul. He did not really like to bother people much, he was more of a friendly person. Most people would look at a wanna-be gangsta as someone who does not have feelings for other humans, and most do not, but there are few like Daniel who do. He may have had a urge to join gangs or commit crime, but still, he was friendly most times and would not hurt someone who minds their business without just cause. Only if you would have messed with him badly he would have harmed you, and most people in the neighborhood knew that, but speaking for Crunch, I am guessing he did not. But then again, Crunch does not have feelings for other people, especially after murdering a teenager who did not deserved to be killed.
Anyway, moving on, it was now the day of the funeral. Everyone was dressed very nicely, even Tiny (that's shocking LOL). "I cannot believe he is really gone," said Tiny, trying to hold tears back. "I know, its just heart breaking," said Coco, who wanted to come to the funeral. In fact, Crunch's entire family was present at the funeral even though they had nothing to do with the death. Tiny's family was there as well, so was Dr Cortex and his morons, and much of the neighborhood residents were there. The funeral was packed. Over 200 people attended the funeral, much of it filled with family and friends, but the public was there too. It was simply a neighborhood funeral. To make sure no fights broke out, even the police were present.
Tiny was one of the first to be there and one of the first to put flowers on the casket. The flowers looked very nice with their white-ish, yellowish and purplish colors. The casket was a black valvet color with white doves embedded on the top of the casket. On top of the casket were flowers, of course, and a recent picture of Daniel. As people filed into the church, ministers gave them holy water and asked them to recieve Jesus Christ and the holy ghost into their life. Some people wept even more at the picture. But that did not stop people from taking their seats and waiting patiently for the pastor of the church to come start the funeral.
Minutes later, the pastor came into the room. He gave one look at the large crowd, waited as a minister recieved him over the microphone and proceeded to the pulpit. "Welcome to the funeral of Daniel Jaimes. I am pastor James Glenbrook. I thank the lord for all of you who are here today in this grief strucken time. I am sure Daniel is happy right now in heaven to see all of you at the funeral. Yes, this is a very sad time for all of you I am sure, especially for family and close friends because this impacts you the most and you did not except this to happen, but you cannot spend the rest of your life grieving. You have to move on at some time. I did not say you cannot think of him or keep him in your remembrance and prayers but you have to move on with you life at some point. I will also say I am sure you all miss him and he misses you too very much. He did not ask to have his life taken away like the way it was taken from him. From what I know, he was a very gentle and sweet person to be around and he was like and respected by all of you here tonight. Even though he did have a drug problem and was very sexually active, the lord and all of you still saw the gentleness and sweetness in him. I've known him since he was around six years old and in those times he would help me around the church and be a good member of the church. One time he even helped us in a healing service. Yes, it was very nice. In conclusion, I will say he was very nice and loved and he will most certainly be missed by all here tonight. Thank you,".
With that, the pastor left the pulpit (with applause and a low cheer I might add) as the choir director signaled the choir to stand. They did. They took a deep breath and seconds later, they were singing their first song of deliverence and healing to the audience. About 30 minutes later, the choir was done singing. When they finished, Tiny stood. He walked up to the pulpit with applause and cheers. He was going to give his eilougy. He cleared his throat. He started at the hordes of people and TV cameras staring him down. He was nervous as he had never had to do something like this infront of a large audience and TV cameras. "Okay, um, hi everyone. My name is Tiny Tiger. I was one, if not, of his best friends. He was the coolest person you could ever know. He was my best friend and he was dear to all of us, isn't that right, my friends?" Tiny asked the congregation. "Yes he was!" shouted someone in the congregation. "Okay, well, um, I met him when we were around maybe four or five years old. Back in those days we did stuff any little kid would do. Then we grew I guess. At age 8, we heard about Dr Cortex and his sick and twisted plans --," "-- Why must you mention me? And my plans aren't sick and twisted as you say!" Dr Cortex screamed at Tiny. "Shut up. Anyway, we joined Dr Cortex and his idiots. We did crazy stuff there, like torturing tons of innocent people and trying to kill Crash Bandicoot everyday --,". The audience start booing when they heard that. "Can I continue, please??" Tiny questioned. The audience went quiet. "So yeah, we were a part of Dr Cortex. One day, Dr Cortex told me to come to his office. I thought I was in trouble, but no, I was not. He wanted me in the office for another plan to kill. He wanted me to kill ... well ... Daniel,". The audience gasped loudly in shock and murmurs spreaded around the congregation for a minute then they stopped to look at Tiny again. "Anyway, since I was really stupid and plain insane back in those days and didn't know the 'true' mean of friendship, I figured i'd follow Dr Cortex's plan. So then Dingodile overheard what went down and he told Daniel --,".
Dr Cortex and his idiots gasped and started clamoring. Within seconds, loud arguing was heard. "I cannot believe you, Dingodile!" screamed Dr Cortex. "That's it! You're all fired!". "Oh give it a rest, old man!" Coco shouted in the congregation. "What did you just call me?" Dr Cortex questioned. He looked her straight in the eye as if he was going to kill her, but then stopped when the pastor cleared his throat on the mic. "One more peep from anybody except Tiny for right now and the funeral's over," he said, then walking back to his seat. Tiny stepped back up to the mic as the audience quickly went slient. "Okay, anyway, Dingodile told Daniel and he even played a tape of our conversation. So then Daniel found me and confronted me. Yes, we argued and we said things to each other, making him move away. I personally didn't think i'd ever see him again. But five years later, he came back. One night I was watching tv and a knock came at my door. The minute I opened the door, I knew it was him, so I let him in and we talked about old times and we did stuff guys would do and with the ladies too,". The young girls in the audience started howling and screaming in excitement. They calmed down after a minute. "So after all of that, Crunch came to my house. I had thought he was out of town but then he said, respectively, his parents canceled. So him and Crunch met each other and the minute they did, I could see the hatred between them both,".
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Flashback ...
"Who's he?" Crunch whispered in Tiny's ear.
"Just an old friend of mine," Tiny whispered back. "Care to meet him?"
Crunch looked at Tiny as if he was crazy. Crunch, from just taking one look at Daniel, did not like him. Daniel was dressed like a punk with his pants being below his waist and the black hoodie.
Man, he looks like someone NOT from THIS ghetto. In OUR ghetto, we made talk gangster, but at least we don't dress like thugs. I'm assuming he's from Chicago (Chi-town love!) or something. That butt hole, Crunch thought to himself.
"What is up with you, man?" Tiny said to Crunch.
"N-n-nothing. Nevermind. Anyway, hi," Crunch said to Daniel, who had his arms crossed.
Crunch was right. Daniel was not from "their" ghetto, but from Chicago. He had moved from Chicago recently to search for Tiny because he missed his partner in crime. Altough he may have seemed like a butthole to Crunch, he had it all. Loads of money, lots of friends, respect, ladies. As Crunch began to look him up and down again, he asked himself, what's so great about him?
"Whad up?" replied Daniel, still having his arms crossed and that emotionless look which Crunch REALLY could not stand. Oh man, i'd like to rip him to pieces, thought Crunch.
"Oh, nothing much. Say, what's your name? I haven't heard of you in these parts," Crunch said.
"Daniel, the greatest gangsta in Chi-town that there is,"
I'd really like to see that. You ain't no gangster, you're just a wanna-be punk! Crunch yelled in his mind.
Little did anyone know, Daniel could read minds. He saw everything that Crunch thought of him. Oh, i'm a butt hole, huh? How about I kick your teeth in, boy? Daniel thought to himself.
Unfortunely, for Crunch, he could not see what Daniel thought of him and he did not know that Daniel wanted to kick his teeth in.
"So you're a gangster?" Crunch said.
"Yup. Like I said, the best one that there is," replied Daniel.
"Say, what does a gangster in your parts do?" Crunch questioned.
All of the sudden, Tiny's eyes began to go wide. He knew what Crunch was hinting at. He could see the hatred both of them had for each other. Tiny was going to stay out of it, but a gut feeling told him to get involved.
"Okay, guys, I think we've had enough introductions for one day," Tiny popped.
"What's wrong? All he did was asked a question, man," Daniel said.
"I just think that Crunch has had too much time here. Bye Crunch, be sure to write!" Tiny shouted gleefully as he was pushing Crunch out the door. He locked the door and activated his alarm to make sure Church did not come back. As he finished locking the door, he breathed heavily against the door.
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End flashback ...
"Things from there went tragically wrong. After that, I guess Crunch started scheming and plotting to kill Daniel. I was told by someone that Crunch said I was his best friend and nothing was going to change that. Then Crunch tried to kill him in one of the mornings by choking him to death. I grabbed a vase and smashed over his head --,". The audience cheered and applauded wildly at that, then went quite again. "After that, Crunch was arrested, then he got bailed out. I'm not saying names,". The audience gasped loudly in shock again, murmured and started at Crunch's family with hate. Crunch's family quickly felt really embrassed and hulimated by Crunch's actions. The audience then turned back to look at Tiny and went slient. "After he got bailed out, he was scheming again, and that time, it actually worked," Tiny said, with tears starting to roll down his face. Some of the audience started crying too. Everyone comforted Tiny and theirselves (as in family members and friends). A few minutes later, Tiny and the others got ahold of theirselves so he could finish up his eilougy. "From what I heard, Crunch got on a bus and went to their house, and then ..."
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Flashback ...
A few minutes later, the bus came. Then a little while later, Crunch got off the bus, heading to Daniel's house rather quickly. About four minutes later, he arrived. He snickered, then signed, then rang the little white doorbell on the side of the door. Seconds later, Daniel's mother answered. She had a pleasent smile on her face. She was a very polite woman but did have a temper. She was also short, which is why Crunch saw over here. "Hi, i'm a friend of Daniel's. Could I come in?" Crunch asked sweetly. "Sure," she smiled. "Daniel! You got company!" she yelled to upstairs. "Who is it?" Daniel asked. "Some guy you know I guess," his mother said, still smiling sweetly.
Crunch waited at the door as Daniel and his mother chatted inside the house. Then Daniel came out. "Wait just a second ... why are you here? You're the one who tried to kill me --" "I know, and i'm sorry for it. I just want to be friends is all. You don't know how sorry I am. I just thought that you were stealing Tiny from me but obviously you weren't," said Crunch calmy. "All right, let's be friends," said Daniel, smiling a little, extending his hand out to Crunch. But that was a fatal mistake. As soon as his hand was out, Crunch moved into action. He pulled his knife out and stabbed Daniel right in the middle of his hand.
Daniel screamed out in pain and collasped to the floor, holding his hand where the wound was. His mother ran out and saw the wound. "OH MY GOD! WHO DID THIS?!" she yelled. "It -- was that -- Crunch -- guy," Daniel said, breathing really slow. "I'll go get help right now!" his mom said, running back into the house and grabbing her cell phone. She dialed 911. As soon as she got an answered, she began relaying the information her son had told her. Within minutes, an ambluence and police were already on scene. Police began looking for Crunch as soon as Daniel told them the information he had, then the ambluence rushed Daniel to the nearest hospital for treatment of the stab wound. Daniel was losing blood rather quickly, so they litterally sped around 60 miles an hour to get him to the hospital.
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End flashback ...
"So after that, he died," Tiny announced as sobs were being heard in the audience. "The hospital tried their best to revive him, but it didn't work," Tiny said, breathing heavily. The audience calmed down a few minutes later. "Then you all heard about it and now we're here. Well, i'm ending my eliougy, but before I go, I will say this ... Daniel," he looked up towards the celling as if it were heaven. "If you can hear us from up there, you will always be missed by everyone in this room. We will always remember you and keep you in our thoughts. We have always loved (woah, quite a word for Tiny, lol) you and we always will. I hope and pray to our lord that Crunch is tried in court and serves a life sentence (he didn't want to say death row in a holy room). I also hope and pray you'll always remember us up there, but when we die, we'll all go up there and we'll see you again. My own words to you are that you were the coolest person i've ever met and you'll always be my best friend, no matter if you're in heaven or hell. Thank you all for your time," Tiny said, stepping away from the pulpit quietly. The audience cheered and applauded for a good two minutes after Tiny finished.
After Tiny's eliougy, other friends went up and did eliougies. All of his family did eliougies, too, except for his mother. She was too sick to give one. All of the eilougies last around 20 to 30 minutes. After all the eliougies were finished, the ministers took everything off of the casket to open it. After they opened it, people filed past it and paid their respects. People most dear to Daniel almost jumped into the casket to be with him, but fortunely, security or other people held them back.
A little bit later, people started filing out of the funeral home to drive theirselves to the cementary where Daniel was going to be buried. This was going to be the hardest part of the funeral to endure.
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Well, what do you all think about the chapter? R&R, please! On a side note, but to throw it here, this is the longest chapter i've ever wrote in my life! So you all have better be satifised because I spent a month writing this for you all! LOL!
Anyway, for the next chapter (8), they're going to bury Daniel and i'll do a small thing years later after the death. The next chapter is the final chapter for the story, so this story's just about done! Thank you all for the support and catch you later!
