Chapter 2: The Funeral
Maria's funeral took place the next day. Everyone was there. Kai and his wife Karen, Gray and his wife Popuri, Cliff and his wife Ann, Jeff and his wife Elli, and of course Jack and his daughter Mary. The funeral services were held in the church. Maria's coffin lay open on the altar.
The place where Jack and Maria were wed. The services took place at eight o clock. All who were there was crying. Maria's father and mother were at the front row of the seats. As well as Jack and Mary. Pastor brown approached the podium. "We have come here today to honor and say our goodbyes to Maria, Though she will always be with us". Mary started to cry. Jack hushed her and asked Maria's mother to hold her. After the pastor brown was done, people came to the altar to say the last goodbyes and put something in the coffin. Maria's parents were first. They came up and put the fairy tale book Jack gave Maria and hope she would finish it in the afterlife. Kent, Stu, and May came up next and put flowers in it. Everyone put something in the coffin, Jack was the last person. He reached into his pocket and pulled out a blue feather. "This is the same feather I gave you three years ago" Jack placed it in the coffin, and he bent down to place it in he kissed her on the cheek. As he did a tear rolled off his face and onto Maria's. "Goodbye my dear...I love you." Jack, Gray, Kai, Cliff, Jeff , and Maria's father carried the coffin to the freshly dug grave at the graveyard. They lowered the coffin into the grave. Pastor brown said a few words. Then Jack threw in a blue mist flower he had grown in the mountains. And they buried the coffin...
Maria's funeral took place the next day. Everyone was there. Kai and his wife Karen, Gray and his wife Popuri, Cliff and his wife Ann, Jeff and his wife Elli, and of course Jack and his daughter Mary. The funeral services were held in the church. Maria's coffin lay open on the altar.
The place where Jack and Maria were wed. The services took place at eight o clock. All who were there was crying. Maria's father and mother were at the front row of the seats. As well as Jack and Mary. Pastor brown approached the podium. "We have come here today to honor and say our goodbyes to Maria, Though she will always be with us". Mary started to cry. Jack hushed her and asked Maria's mother to hold her. After the pastor brown was done, people came to the altar to say the last goodbyes and put something in the coffin. Maria's parents were first. They came up and put the fairy tale book Jack gave Maria and hope she would finish it in the afterlife. Kent, Stu, and May came up next and put flowers in it. Everyone put something in the coffin, Jack was the last person. He reached into his pocket and pulled out a blue feather. "This is the same feather I gave you three years ago" Jack placed it in the coffin, and he bent down to place it in he kissed her on the cheek. As he did a tear rolled off his face and onto Maria's. "Goodbye my dear...I love you." Jack, Gray, Kai, Cliff, Jeff , and Maria's father carried the coffin to the freshly dug grave at the graveyard. They lowered the coffin into the grave. Pastor brown said a few words. Then Jack threw in a blue mist flower he had grown in the mountains. And they buried the coffin...