"I'm still in shock. Demetrius was a good friend to the family, I'm still trying to get my head around this whole story." I nodded passively at the woman in front me, I really didn't want to think about Demetrius while my turn to speak was in less than two minutes. It was overwhelming, the thought of never seeing someone so close to you ever again.
"Next, a word from his daughter, Sophia." Adjusting my black satin dress I forced my legs to move forward to where my Aunt Veronica stood, her red eyes stared sorrowful at me.
"Thank you Aunty." Instinctively we pulled each other into a comforting embrace, it seemed natural to hug each other as if we never wanted to let go, even though we haven't spoken in six years.
"My brother will forever live on in our hearts." She smiled tearfully at me, I didn't have the strength to smile back, being surrounded by the people who abandoned my father when he needed them most was suffocating.