A/N: hey everyone. here is the next chappie. i hope u all like it!!
Flaming Tsunami: thanx. glad u like. keep reading!!
Spinelli Woods Esquire: the person will be revealed in the later chappies. glad u like. keep reading!!
disclaimer: i do not own recess or any characters except Lyndsay-- but she's dead. i also own Lyndsay's familly who are introduced in this chapter!!
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Two days later was Lyndsay's funeral. Naturally, everyone was sad. Especially Spinelli and her family. Everyone was there dressed in black. There was Spinelli and her family, TJ and his family, Gretchen and her family, Mikey and his family, Vince and his family, Gus and his family, and many more people that were close to Lyndsay or her family.
"Are you ok?" Gretchen asked Spinelli as she walked up to her. Spinelli looked at her, surprised. She had been thinking about the times she and Lyndsay had had together and was surprised when Gretchen had talked to her.
"I will be. Later," Spinelli said. Holding back her tears, she could tell Gretchen did not believe her.
"We will now begin the ceremony," announced the minister. Everyone took their seats as the ceremony began. The minister stepped forward and began his speech:
"Two days ago on April 18, 2004, we lost Lyndsay Marie Spinelli. (A/N: Spin and Lyndz's dads were brothers) She was only seventeen years old and she had a whole life in front of her. It is really a shame that we lost Miss Spinelli. She was a beloved daughter and friend. To many, she was more. I am sure she will be missed by all. Miss Lyndsay Spinelli will never be forgotten. Now, there are some people that would like to say a few words about Lyndsay," the announcer finished. Spinelli knew this was her queue. She nervously walked up front with tears in her eyes.
"Hello. I am Ashley Spinelli. Lyndsay was my cousin. At first we did not get along very well. Later on we grew to be very close. Now that she is gone, I don't know how my life will be without her. I could never imagine it. All because of her disease. How could we have all been caused this much pain? I know that every single person out there listening right now is in a great deal of pain right now because of losing Lyndsay. So am I. I will admit it. When I lost my cousin, I also lost my best friend. However, I know my cousin would want us to move on with our lives. She would not want us to mourn over her death forever. In fact, she told me that once before. She knew she wouldn't beat this TSS thing. I guess deep down I knew too. What I am trying to say is that, for Lyndsay's sake, I am going to try to live a normal life after today. When I walk away from her grave today, I am going to continue a normal life. I would like all of you to do the same. For Lyndsay. Remember, it is ok to be sad about this sometimes. But don't mourn forever. Lyndsay, you will never be forgotten. You will stay in our hearts forever," Spinelli finished. She had intended on speaking longer, but she was crying too much. If she would have gone on, no one would have understood what she was saying. Spinelli stepped down and took her seat. Next, Lyndsay's mom stepped up to the podium.
"I'm Elaina Spinelli. I'm Lyndsay's mom. Naturally, since I lost my daughter, I would of course be very sad. However, Lyndsay was my only child. Now that she is gone, I will never be to a graduation of my own child. I will never be to my own child's wedding. I will never have a grandchild. This may sound selfish. I will truly miss my daughter. She was greatly loved by everyone. I remember the day she was born. I looked into those tiny blue eyes, and I cried. They were tears of joy. I had actually brought another human life into the world. I couldn't believe it when I found out she had Toxic Shock Syndrome. If I could have, I would have switched places with my daughter in the blink of an eye. I never, in my wildest dreams, would have ever expected my child to have any disease like this. Even though everyone in here is probably very sad right now, like Ashley said, we all eventually will have to go on with our lives. I know I will miss my daughter. In fact, I will probably cry myself to sleep tonight. I will never get over losing her. I'd give anything to have her back. I loved her so much. But I will go on. Somehow. For Lyndsay. Please, try to do so. Thank you," Lyndsay's mom stepped down. Spinelli cried even harder. She hated seeing her aunt like this. Afterward, Lyndsay's father spoke. So did Spinelli's mom and dad. No one expected a certain boy to step up to the podium and begin a speech about his first ever kiss.
"Hello. I am Brian Kolskey. I met Lyndsay at the mall. She was so beautiful. Lyndsay was my first ever kiss. We were supposed to go out again, but she got way too sick. I will never forget the look in her eyes when I kissed her. I knew that I was in love with her. I never knew about her illness until it was too late. I wish I would have known. I wish there was something that could have been done. Most importantly, I wish Lyndsay was still here today. If she were here, none of us would be in this funeral home, dressed in black, crying. I'm saying all these 'if's'. Well, what I wished didn't happen. All I know is that, in the short time I knew Lyndsay Spinelli, I knew she was a wonderful person and was loved greatly by many people. I did not know her very well. But I did know that I was in love with her. Real love. No one will ever take her place. No one will ever come close. She was one of a kind. In the short time I did know her, I knew this. As I said, I loved her. She was my first love. I will always miss her. God bless Lyndsay. May the Lord shine His face upon her. May the Lord offer her His hand and take her into his holy kingdom. May the Lord watch over her spirit forever and for all of eternity. Amen. Thank you," Brian stepped down. The casket carriers closed the casket and took her to the hearse. Spinelli watched in tears as the hearse drove away carrying her cousin that she would never see again.
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A/N: oh man. I cried while I was writing that. especially during Brian's speech. i hope everyone liked this chappie. i will update as soon as i can. please RR!!