*Lany sobs*
*Indistinct chattering diminishes and everyone pays attention to Lany*
Lany -
Dear Elle,
See! I got your favorite roses today( Lany smiles with tears dripping from his eyes).You know better than anyone that I hate speaking in front of audiences. Without you, I wouldn't have made it this far. I apologize for being this late and a worthless friend to you.
(Lany sobs for a long before continuing.)
First of all, I want to thank you for encouraging me to discover both the upsides and downsides of the world we have shared. I don't know who will be there if not you to share my thoughts with, argue and makeup with, race until we get to the school, get drunk and cry again, or push me until I get up again and re-start or to dramatize until I catch the track again, to pamper me while I'm down. I don't know about it all if it's not you beside me. But I promise I will live a better life as you wanted me to.
I don't care what people think of us or of me today; all I want to remember is you standing in front of me today, smirking with the red hot Cheetos in your hands, playing with your hair, convincing me to watch all those embarrassing movies and TV shows, accompanying you to the prom, dropping you home and following you everywhere to make sure you're safe.
I never would have imagined that the girl who always smiled and made people happy could be hurting this much. She was energized by everything, including, uh, cherries on top of cupcakes, and green apples, taking pictures of everything she saw, dreaming of Paris, and making plans to explore all around. There's a lot of 'I would haves' and sorries but now it's all useless since you're not here anymore. Today I feel like begging to the gods to get you back . I wouldn't complain but I regret if only I would have been with you all that time you were alone if only I wouldn't have ghosted you for my feelings and if only I would have thought of you dealing with everything is going to be this hard, I would have come for you. I know you're safe wherever you are but I also know that it's as hard to forget you and to believe you're not here anymore!
Just to everyone sitting here, don't miss out on things like I did, the person you cherish or the person next to you might not be there tomorrow or might not remain the same he/she is today. Just live for each day and start to accept as hard it is.
*indistinct chatter starts and everyone starts leaving the funeral hall*