the funeral

after I got home I went into my mini fridge and drank more alcohol than usual, I popped open my stash under my bed and got reminded of all the times Violet would catch me drunk or high in class I lay on my bed, with dead pan eyes smoking the joint i had pulled out of the stash, I fell asleep and woke up.

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I woke up in a room with no light I walked over to the light switch and switched it on the blinding light struck me like a sword I remember last night at the Seattle state prison my clothes still stained with her blood I walked to the bathroom and washed the blood off of me and brushed my teeth trying to get the smell of liquor off my breath i grabbed the scimitar from my desk

i unsheathed it gazing at it praying at it "sacred God, beacon in the dark, hear my despaired prayer. Kindle my inner fire so I may save my eternal soul. I ask this of you with open arms, o eternal flame. Honor me with your infinite soul" I walked back to my room and got dressed today we were honoring Violet, I grabbed the scimitar and walked to the place me and my friends were scheduled to meet Melissa wore a blueish black dress Conan wore a tank top with Metallica on it Cecilia was in a black dress with hints of purple. I was dressed in a red blazer with a purple undershirt how i was able to find that shit in my closet…. i don't know. we somehow all collectively knew if violet died she would want us to wear whatever the fuck we wanted she was our best teacher she was like our mother despite her young age "she was 25 goddammit." I muttered

"25"

only 6 years my senior…fuck…just…why? of all people why her?

to honor the last class we took as juniors with her magic we all raised our hands despite us some of us not being Abjurers we still tried our damndest to cast a protection spell around her coffin we all said a prayer to the gods to protect her and watch over her body in the spirit world I walked forward to say something after we were done, "I'm sorry Violet" i sighed "I wasn't the peacekeeper you taught me to be. i let my rage and hatred consume me" Melissa looked at me with tears still streaming down her face she approached me slowly and kissed my cheek softly she clung to my arm like she did as a little girl "when i met your family i knew you'd be the strongest despite the crap world threw at you" she said softly she sighed smiling "and I was so right as we grew up you have the heart of your mother and the strong soul of your father i know they would be so proud of you" she caressed my face i looked down at my sword i looked at the sky then back at my friends "im no longer doing this alone" i said, "i will finish what we all started."

"let's go get this fucker!"