Until Dawn: Reclaiming Life
Chapter 5 of my Until Dawn story; sorry if this one seems shorter than the others, I'm not good with funeral scenes.
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Chapter 5
Sam let out a slow careful breath; wondering if she'd ever escape the sorrow and grief. But she had to stay strong; this was it; yet another funeral.
'There was nothing else for us to do...Everything else is out of our hands.' She thought to herself. 'All we can do is, bury the friends we have lost.'
She was now at Jess' funeral, she came not only for Jess' family, but also to support Mike. She knew he was handling this badly after all. They had already been to Josh, Matt's and Emily's funerals; Chris and Ashley had also been there; they were here too; she looked over to where they were now seated.
Both of them sat quietly, Ashley's head bowed; Chris talking to her quietly. They were both struggling too, she just hoped they'd get through this.
Looking over at where Jess' coffin was laid out; Sam sighed sadly. 'Emily and Josh's bodies were so horribly damaged they had to have closed caskets; Matt's wasn't...Jess, they weren't sure if they'd be able to fix her up enough to keep the casket open.'
But through some miracle they managed it and Jess's body no longer showed the cause of her death. The casket was open waiting for people to pay their final respects. Sam had to admit, the funeral home had done a good job; if Sam didn't already know she was dead, she could have sworn Jess was merely asleep.
Yet strangely, it made things seem even sadder to her. She turned to Mike who was seated next to her. The look on his face said it all; she gently reached out and squeezed his hand. He turned his head and managed a weak smile.
"Sam..." He whispered. "I...thank you."
She nodded. "I know Mike, I know."
They remained quiet; waiting as the service began.
It was much later, as they stood in the graveyard, even longer than Chris and Ashley, even longer than Jess' own parents had. Sam looked to Mike; he just looked lost; terrible. Sam couldn't blame him; but she was definitely worried for him, he had been looking worse and worse as days went by.
She turned her attention to the gravestone before them. It bore Jess' full name, her date of birth and date of death.
'Jess, I am so sorry. We all are; if only we could have...' She thought.
She tried to focus however; no matter her regrets for Jess or any of those who died, she had to worry about those still living; but clearly struggling; like Mike.
She knew Ashley was in a bad way too. 'But Chris is helping her; I just hope he can manage...'
She turned to Mike and gently took his hand again.
"Mike; this is; if there's anything you need, and I mean anything." She said gently. "I'll be there, just, please, let me know."
Mike nodded slowly. "I...I know Sam, thanks. I'll; I'll manage."
Sam bit her lip at that; taking a good look at him. 'I hope so Mike, I really hope so.'
She was still worried for it was clear to her, Mike wasn't doing well at all.
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