Granting one last wish

ABBY

Dad settled for only Two days funeral. 

I’m wearing white instead of black showing that I’m not here to mourn, I’m here to celebrate her life, her legacy, she may be gone but she’ll always remain in my heart. I didn’t recognize most of the people who paid respect. I hate every word they said. ”sorry for you lost”

Wreaths everywhere of different colors, designs, and sizes. From politicians, movie industries, different charity organizations, businessmen, powerful people arrived, some stayed long some leave immediately.

I kept my head down, Dad wants me to keep it that way, he wants me to have a normal life away from the scrutiny of public eyes. I know one day I can’t stay in my loophole forever. One day the world will know me.

I want to go home, I feel sick in here. I don’t like attention, this is the reason why I am who I am today. It changed my whole life forever. I spotted Dad talking to one of his friends.

“Dad, I can I have a moment?” The couples both look at me with sadness in their eyes. My eyes widen when I look at them, they must be Seb’s parents, the resemblance, Seb’s got his hair and eyes from his dad, nose, and lips from his mom. They’re both tall and fit and his mom has dimples too.

“You must be Abby?” before I can answer Mrs. Hughes tackles me to a hug and she starts to sniff.

“The last time I saw you, you were still so young, and now look at you, grown up to be a beautiful young woman, Catie must be very proud of you.” I give her a tight smile but I can’t remember I met her before.

“Thank you for coming here today,” I say

The next thing I know Mr. Hughes is next giving me a bear hug.

Then Dad excuses us both.

“What is it pumpkin?” Dad gloomy eyes look at me. He places his hands on my arms.

“Dad, first I’m Eighteen and stop calling me pumpkin in front of people. You can start calling me by my name, can’t you?”

“Sweetheart you will always be my baby girl, old or not you’ll always be my pumpkin.”

“Dad it’s annoying you know?” I look down at my shoes.

you in front of Seb and his parents or you don’t want me to call you pumpkin at all. Seems my daughter has grown up.”

I roll my eyes “Dad, we’re at mom’s funeral. What is it

Before I forget what I’m going

“Sweetheart if this is about eulogy, you don’t have to, I’ll never force you when you’re not ready for something like this. I understand. You don’t know most of these people. The truth is you never met 90% of them before. I’ve been keeping you safe for a long

family I have left. I can’t afford to lose another

kept reminding myself that I’m in my mom’s funeral. This is definitely not good. I have a lot of issues to handle than to give attention to this tension between me

when he is near me it’s like everything will be okay. I know this is crazy. I don’t even know him. I don’t know anything about him. How old is he? What’s his favorite color? Does he have an FB? Do they do kinky sex? Ouch! The billion dollar question is does he feel the same towards me? Definitely not absolutely not!

a grief Abby for God sake.

cut him with I-am-okay-look. I move near Drew just to lean my head on his shoulder but before it happens someone sit beside me, the person I’m trying to

...shit.

my discomfort. 

looks at me, and searches for something in my face “you look so pale, you need a rest, did

I can’t help but look at him.

Oh, my goodness.

created. I lick

“Y-yeah, I’m...um I am fine.”

hell it feels so so good

have a fever.” he scans my face.

a physician too?” I regret as soon as I blurted it out. I know my best friend is listening.

be a doctor to figure out

smart-ass”

need to get home and rest. You still have tomorrow to pay respect to your mom. I’m sure she’ll not be happy to see

me like that? like what?” I

does it mean? That I look like shit? Well, thank you for the honesty Mr. Honorable”. Now I can see

shoo the devil

doesn’t have an idea what his presence did to me or he’s just used to women batting their lashes at him. He has

rest. You’ve been in hell these two days. You don’t have to stay here all the time. You need your strength.” He pauses then looks me in the eyes then to

far from looking like shit. If you look like shit