Lion's POV
The distressed cry of the one I love echos everywhere, reverberating off my eardrums. I sped toward the cry. Cinder was crying. Everyone's faces were grim. I fell to my knees. Poppy and Cinder were sitting and hugging each other. Cinder looked up at me, her eyes rimmed with tears. I wrapped my arms around her. She cried on my shoulder and I felt at peace. Then I saw the body. The crushed, battered, broken body of Hana. B.N. was crying next to her bruised shape. Lea started to speak.
"Heaven help this beautiful young woman on her way. She did not deserve to die so young. Her presence will be missed. Memories can be said now."
"She always helped the kids." Monte said.
"She lived to be a light." Cinder said.
"She had a happy demeanor." Ira said. There was silence for a few moments.
"She always had a smile." B.N. whispered. Then the silence returned.
"She will always be remembered. Let her be guided to Heaven, where she will be happy." Lea finished. I stood there for a long time. Hana may not have been my closest friend, but no one deserved to die like that. She was much too young. Eventually, around dusk, only me, B.N., Poppy, and Cinder remained. Cinder pulled me aside.
"I love you." She whispered. The sentence knocked the wind out of me.
"I love you too."
