Adopted by Phan

Chapter 29

Once we arrived at the church there were already a few people there. Louise was wearing a black dress and cardigan. She was wiping her eyes along with Zoe who was wearing a black play suit and black heels. Everyone saw us and started giving us hugs and saying how sorry they were. Tyler, Connor and Cat all flew in for this funeral. The ceremony started and we took our seats. Me and Dan had the front pew next to me was Louise and Matt then Zoe and Alfie then a few other people that I didn't know that must've been friends of Phil's. Dan sat next to me on the other side and then it was the end of the row. We sung a few songs and said a prayer for Phil.
"And now we shall hear from Dan, Phil's husband" Dan got up and walked towards the stand. I gave him a reassuring smile.
"Phil Lester, was my first best friend. He was my first love and he was my first husband. We went throughout things that I never would have gotten through without him. He encouraged me to start something I now love. He did so much for other people and never expected anything in return" he stared wiping tears from his eyes. He continued on. "Phillip Lester, I love you. So many people love you. But I don't think all this love in the room is even close to my love for you"
We clapped him and he returned to his seat. I gave him a hug.
"And now their adopted child Sophie" I was called up and took my place.
"Like every other orphan, my only dream was to be adopted. I thought I'd be spending the rest of my life in that horrible place until Dan and Phil came to save me. We clicked instantly. They provided me with a home, a bed and food but most importantly a family. I didn't need anything else other than a family. Two years isn't very long but it was the best two years of my life. Yeah our family is different but I love different. The day phil collapsed I didn't know what to do with myself, I was hollow and I felt a piece of my heart missing. The day he died made that hold a gaping big one. We had so many memories with Phil. We all did. And we should use those memories to patch up that hole. I'm distraught that Phil's gone but I have Dan. I still have a family just a piece is missing. But that piece will always be in our hearts. Phil Lester was our Lion, Phil Lester is my dad" I wiped away the tears trickling down my cheeks. I went back and sat in my seat. Dan gave me a comforting hug as did Louise on the other side of me. I had pats on the back from Tyler and Cat sat behind me.

When we buried Phil everyone began to leave. We'd picked a spot under a pink cherry blossom tree. It was segregated from the rest of the graves. Me and Dan sat on the rusty bench opposite his grave alone. On his grave stone it read Phillip Michael Lester. Born January 30th 1987. Died April 14th 2015. Loving Husband and Father. There were flowers laid all around his grave. When people had left I out down a photo of him and an exact copy of my locket and it read 'the cat whiskers come from within' too. Inside it were the same pictures as in mine and we left that in a box hidden beneath the photograph of us all on the beach one year in summer.
"Your speech was beautiful" Dan said finally.
"Thanks your was incredible" I said back.
"We'll be alright" Dan said.
"We'll be great" I replied.
"We'll never forget him though" Dan said.
"How could we?" I scoffed.
"True" Dan said. We sat there on that bench laughing and talking until dark. We watch the sun go down together. Me and Dan sat together whilst Phil lay resting in the ground next to us. We were a family until the end. There was no better was for this day to end.