I Would Die For You

Jasey, and I sat in the front row of pews in the beautiful church Danielle's service was being held in. Tears were streaming down Jasey's face as some of Danielle's friends spoke on her behalf. Colin refused to speak even though he was asked. I sighed looking over at him, his eyes were swollen, and red. His hair was ruffled, and his suit was clearly not ironed. He was a wreck.

I saw my lone acoustic guitar sitting on the stage, waiting for my time to go up on there. I was next, and I hated that I would have to let go of Jasey's hand, which was holding tightly onto mine. Ally walked off of the stage sobbing, and I knew it was my turn. I stood up, and Jasey whimpered when I let go of her hand. I bent down, and placed a loving kiss on her forehead. There were a few 'awhs' sounding from the audience. I walked up to the stage, and grabbed my guitar strumming it a few times. I sat on the stool that was set up, and leaned into the microphone.

"Well hi I'm Andy, Jasey's boy- fiancé," I said, and smiled down at her. Tears were still on her face, but she was returning my smile with great empathy. "We'd appreciate if you could keep that title to yourself though. Now Danielle, and I became good friends right before her death, and I think of her as a sister of my own. She was a beautiful, and kind, and it wasn't fair for her to be taken from this world so young. So without further ado, I wrote a song for Danielle. It's called Ritual."

Praying for what your heart brings,

thoughts of escape, and bloodshot eyes.

Your barely sleeping, no longer dreaming

do what you do to feel alive.

Rise up, and celebrate your life

become one with a ritual

sing for what you feel inside

we're not alone in our ritual.

I finishedthe song out, looking at Jasey the whole time. She was sobbing, and all I wanted to do was hug her. I strummed the last note on my guitar.

"Thank you guys." There was a lot of clapping from the audience but I had one more thing to say, "I also want to say thank you to Danielle. If it wasn't for her I wouldn't have made the greatest decision of my life which was to propose to Jasey." I smiled, set my guitar down, and walked back to my seat. It was Jasey's turn now.

She hugged me, and walked up to the stage. The song Fix You by Coldplay started, and I gasped as she did something I hadn't seen her do in months.

She danced.

Notes

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