The next week went buy in a blur. The funeral was the hardest part. We had a wake at our house afterwards, and Sookie was catering, so I'm sure it was excellent, only Rory and I spent the whole time up on my bed crying and talking with each other, despite my mother's protests of being rude.
She didn't understand. The grief was mine and Rory's, and ours only. We'd lost a fellow Gilmore Girl. Yes, I know everyone else was sad, especially Luke, but no one loved Lily more than Rory and me. We refused to let anyone else share in our grief.
So that's the story of how our lives changed forever. Rory dropped out of college for the remainder of the semester to stay and help and keep me company. She knew I'd go totally crazy without someone in the house those first 6 months.
Rory and I will never be the same again, and we will always have that bond to each other – the bond of Lily.