The cars finally stopped, and the family lined up along the rocky cliff. Carly removed a black urn from the car and sprinkled fine grey dust into the hands of the people that Sonny loved most. One by one, they recited their final goodbyes and gave Sonny his freedom.
"I don't really know how you are supposed to say goodbye to your son. As a parent, you always think that you will be the first to go, and you hope that they can make it without you. I never really had to worry about that with my son, Michael," Mike said to the small crowd. "I knew that he would make it, he was a survivor. Someone once told me that in order to truly love someone, you have to love them more than you love yourself. Though I usually didn't show it, Michael taught me that."
"I didn't know Sonny for all that long, and as most of you know, we spent most of that time fighting. However, between the threats and the anger, we somehow managed to become brothers," Ric said next. "I could spend the rest of my life regretting that we didn't get more of a chance, but instead, I am going to remember the chances that we did take and what we did find. I loved my brother, and in the end, I know that he loved me."
"Over the years, Sonny and I went through a lot together. We became friends, and somehow, he easily became one of the most important people in my life," Alexis retorted. "Even when the anger came, I still knew that there was good in Sonny Corinthos. And everyday, I am reminded of that good in our daughter. I will never regret a single moment I spent with him because it led me to this place, to my family – his daughter, his brother and his niece."
"I've always heard that my dad isn't really my dad," Michael chimed in. "I never really understood what people meant by that because in all the ways that mattered, Dad was my father. He taught me how to be a man and how to love and what it's like to have a dad. I don't really know what else to say except that I am really going to miss my dad."
"Daddy would always give me pretty things because he said that he liked to make me smile," Kristina spoke up as she looked up to the sky, holding tightly onto her mother's hand. "Mommy told me that he can still see me smile from heaven. I hope that he can see me now."
"When I was broken and really wasn't sure how I was going to go on, Sonny somehow made me believe that there was still good in the world," Emily began as she clung to Nikolas for support. "He gave me a home when I felt lost, he gave me a shoulder to cry on when I was sad and more than anything, he gave me his heart when I fell in love. I don't know much, but I do know that my life was better for loving Sonny Corinthos."
"There was a time when I was so angry that I didn't care about anything or anyone. And then, Sonny gave me a life," Jason said. "He gave me a job and made me feel viable. He gave me a home and made me feel safe. He gave me a family and made me feel loved. Without him, I don't know where I would be, but I wouldn't know these amazing people. My mentor, my brother, my best friend…this is what Sonny meant to me."
"I always knew that what Sonny and I shared was special. From intense hatred came the love of a lifetime, something so bright that you just knew it would have to eventually fade away," Carly stated. "And when it finally fizzled out, we were left with two amazing sons and a kind of bond that transcends all reason. Though we were both meant to love someone else in the end, nothing can take away from the family we created and the love that we shared."
"Goodbye, Daddy," Morgan said finally, dropping the last of the ashes over the cliff, watching as they floated toward the cool water below.