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Gordon Lachance pov:

We stood around Chris's coffin. Eyeball was crying his eyes out, a little further back than everyone else. I stood next to Vern and Teddy. I stared at it being lowered into the ground. I couldn't cry. I was still shocked that Chris died. It felt strange that he was here with me but.. he wasn't? Teddy put his arm around my shoulder. "It's okay to cry Gordie." I nodded. I turned to look at Eyeball one last time and saw that Ace was now there. Eyeball cried into his chest and Ace held his arms around him. It's a shame that I never had the chance to do that with Chris either. I turned back to see that the coffin was now bellow us. That's when the realisation hit me that I'd never see Chris again. I started to shake. My eyes filled up with tears. "Chris.. he's not dead Teddy. He can't be- Chris wanted to be a lawyer!" My mum grabbed me and pulled me away from everyone else. I started to cry and scream. "Hes not dead!" 
3 weeks later:
I hadn't been to school since it started again. Come to think of it, I should've. I didn't want to jeopardise what Chris wanted me to do. I wanted to do it too. I'd do it for Chris and for me. Writing. I'd make a book about him. All the good things he ever done. 
Me and Eyeball had become close like brothers. He was like my Denny. I was like his Chris. We had spoke a lot. His dad wasn't around a lot more either. He'd come in a few times to drink and then he'd leave to go someplace I don't know. 
Chris would be my best friend forever.
I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was twelve. Jesus, does anyone?