The susunod morning, John gently woke Lydia. He said, "I just talked with your father. He made the funeral arrangements. Family and mga kaibigan will be received from 1:00-3:00 tomorrow afternoon. The funeral will be at 5:00 that evening, and the graveside service will be the susunod morning." She said, "Okay. I guess we better get ready to head up the road." Lydia, John, and their mga kaibigan made the trip to Virginia. Lydia and John's mga kaibigan got to meet Lydia's parents. Lydia's mother sinabi to Pattie, "Lydia talks about you all the time." Pattie blushed and said, "Good things, I hope." Lydia's mother said, "Always." She even took a liking to Gavin's Liverpool accent. She sat close to him at hapunan just to hear him talk. The susunod day, at the funeral home, Lydia went up to the coffin to see her grandmother one last time. She missed her grandmother already. She decided to go off to be alone. Just then, she heard Pattie's voice. "There you are, Lydia." She said. Lydia asked, "Were you looking for me." Pattie said, "Yeah. How are you holding up?" Lydia broke down and cried. Pattie hugged Lydia and said, "Be strong. I'm here for you." Lydia sinabi through tears, "I miss her already. She was the woman who took care of my Aso when I went on vacation. She was the woman who taught me how to whistle. Now she's gone." Pattie said, "I didn't know you could whistle." Lydia dried her tears and whistled the tune of "Strawberry Fields Forever". Pattie said, "You're really good." Lydia said, "Thanks. At least, my grandmother will live on through me." They then heard Gavin's voice. "You even favor her in your appearance, love." He said. Catherine added, "You really do." Marie added, "I see where you get your pretty hair." Lydia said, "Well, thank you." John added, "Your grandmother was a beautiful woman, and you are, too." He kissed Lydia. She didn't know what to say, so she kissed him back. Rebecca said, "Aw! That was so sweet!" Lydia felt comfort, being surrounded sa pamamagitan ng people she loved. She knew that they loved her, too.
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Lydia and her mga kaibigan got hapunan and ended the evening with karaoke. They went to the hotel. After they unpacked their things, John called Lydia on her cellphone. She said, "I'm putting you on speaker so that you can talk to everyone." He said, "Okay." Lydia's mga kaibigan said, "Hello, John." He said, "Hello, everyone." Lydia's mga kaibigan introduced themselves. They talked about their adventure. John said, "You all were so noble to come to Pattie's rescue. Are you all right, Pattie?" She said, "I'm fine. I do hope Alan stays in jail. He is absolutely despicable and just sick." Lydia said, "I wish there was a way to get even with him." John said, "You don't have to. Karma will get him in the end." Catherine said, "John's right. There was a guy who hurt me and my friends. He ended up dying from alcohol poisoning." Lydia said, "I guess karma is real." After talking with John, Lydia and her mga kaibigan called it a night and went to bed.
To be continued.....
To be continued.....