Hi ya'll, here is another chapter. Its really short and for that I'm sorry but I wrote this chapter while class was goin on, and I needed to clear my head a bit so I wrote a little chapter.
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Chapter 10: The Funeral
I set the paper down after reading the article in the obituaries about Alice that my mom had put in. The funeral was that afternoon and everyone in town was sure to read it and show up to say one last goodbye and meet Alicen.
It was quiet, too quiet. I kept thinking that Aly would come bouncing through the door and jump on my bed to wake me, but she didn't. Or that she would crumple the paper in my hands to get my attention, but my paper didn't move until I set it down. She was really gone. For good.
I heard a fussy noise from the baby monitor next to me signaling that Alicen was awake. I wiped tears from my eyes and stood up to put her bottle in the microwave while I got her.
Alicen was a very laidback baby. She never woke me up during the night and she wasn't really fussy until today. It was like she knew what was going on later this afternoon.
Once she was fed, I dressed her and myself in black and we met my family at my parents' house. We drove to the funeral home together and met the whole town there.
We stood in the front of the main doors as everyone walked past to be seated, giving some kind of condolence through kind words and comforting touches on the arm. Angela and Ben, her fiancé, walked up to us to give their condolences.
"Bella," she said, embracing me in her arms.
"Thank you for coming."
"Of course. She will be missed."
"Yes, she will." She already is, I thought.
"Is this Alicen?"
I nodded. "Yes."
"She looks a lot like her mom. She's beautiful."
"Thank you. The ceremony should be starting soon."
"Okay, we'll see you after."
I nodded and they turned to walk to their seats.
"Oh, Bella?" Angela said as she turned to face me again, "I'm sorry, I know she meant a lot to you."
I put on the best smile I could and they walked to their seats. I had to wait a few minutes to compose myself then followed.
Angela's father volunteered to be the preacher to speak at the ceremony; after all, he did watch us grow up together.
The inside of the building was decorated with beautiful arrangements of flowers and pictures of Alice along with memorials describing her life. In the front, surrounded by bouquets and pictures, was her urn. It was beautifully handcrafted and decorated with flowers of different colors.
As they played a few of her favorite songs, people took turns walking up to the urn and saying goodbye. Some people stood on the podium and shared fond memories. I held Alicen during the ceremony. She wouldn't go to anybody else and I didn't really want to hand her off, she was holding me together.
At the end, I stood up with Alicen and walked to the podium. "Thank you all for coming, I know this would mean a lot to Alice to see how loved she was." I took a deep breath to try to calm myself and hold back the tears before continuing. "As everyone knows, Alice was many things: charismatic, stubborn, kind, persistent, annoying, vivacious, beautiful, but most of all caring. She believed in living your life to the fullest and holding nothing back. She put those she cared for first, and that's what she did for this little girl in my arms. Alicen is the best of her mother. Thank you again," my voice cracked at the end as I Will Remember You by Sarah McLachlan started playing.
I stepped away from the podium and turned to look at the urn. I shifted Alicen into one arm and put my other hand on the lid and thought about my best friend. I thought about our childhood, those shopping sprees I never wanted to go on but she would drag me along anyway. I thought about all our life right down to the day in the delivery room and the last thing she said: "Bella, I love you."
"We love you more," I whispered as I let all my tears fall down freely.
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Like I said, short chapter. I'll post the next soon to make up. Review please