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Chapter 43

Everyone sat in the assembly Hall in silence. The last time the we sat like this Luke had died and Callar was alive. Today was another day. Today was Friday a day after Callan had been killed. All her friends were seated at front. Chole, Ryan and Jason. They had put on the video Stephanie and Callar had to make and had cut out all Stephanie's part. Callar was in most parts, her bright smile captivating many. At the end of the video Callar and Jason had been discussing university and the future. It was then that I noticed Jason was crying in the front row. In the video he was laughing with Callar but as he watches he cries. Ryan put his arm around him before leading him out. Chole stays in her seat sobbing. Jason is the video leaves and Callar starts discussing forgiveness:

I forgive the guy who stabbed me and I even forgive the guy who tried to rape me.

My heart stopped beating. She addressed it. I couldn't believe it.

She forgives me.

Tears started to form in my eyes as her old videos play. "Dude are you OK?" I nodded before wiping my eyes. At the end of assembly we said a prayer for her and Luke before being dismissed. A big statue of a book had been placed in the middle in the school field and a lot of people were there crying and leaving flowers. It's so hard to believe she was hated. I sat in the corner as I watched people cry and hug. I wanted to wait until everyone was gone.

Chole walked towards the statue with a big box. I went a bit closer to see what it was. It looked like a shoe box. "Oh Callar!" She said before crying she put the box down at the statue before kneeling down with her head in her hands. "Thank you for being my friend. I love you very much Callar. And I will always miss you." She sobbed for a while not saying anything as her fingers went over the statue. "Thank you for helping me realise that no guy is worth any disorder." She opened the box and looked in. "In this box are the magazines and pills which made by thin. Here you go Callar. This is prove I will never use it." She left the box there before standing up and kissing the statue. "I will never forget you and I will always eat big macs ok." She walked away. Maybe now is my chance to leave my gift. Just as I was about to go there a tall guy in a hoodie holding a bunch of flowers and a teddy bear came. He put the gifts down before closing his eyes. He looked like he was praying. His shoulders would shake occasional. Then he started to talk. "Thank you for giving me another chance Callar." He voice sounded very thick as if he had a sore throat. "I am sorry I hurt you when you were here. I am  sorry this happened to you. I..." he started to cry and leaned his head on the stone. "Why did you have to die?" My chest started to hurt.

This girl must have been gold when she was alive and all I caused her was pain. After a while the guy walked away sobbing and two guys who I recognise as Jason and Ryan came. Ryan stood back while Jason went straight to the stone. "I am very happy I gave you my necklace Callar I knew you loved it. I just wished...I just wished you were here so I can see you wear it." He cried bitterly as he stared at the stone. "Callar...oh Callar the pain in my chest is...I can't believe you are gone." He sniffed and wiped his eyes before running his hands through his hair.

"I don't want to move on without you Callar. I wish I had never shown you my secret place maybe you would be alive then." Jason bent down and kissed the stone. "Thank you for everything Callar. You will always be my special girl"

He started to cry loudly then out of no where Chole came and put an arm around him pulling him indoors and leaving Ryan there. He went closer to the stone and bursted out crying. He knelt down and weeped quietly before saying "remember the time I ran around naked in your garden. I remember the way you smiled and laughed. That is all I am going to remember. That alone. No pain nothing. No Stephanie. Nothing." He got up on his feet. "And I will try bring you some beautiful flowers I want everyone to see the love we had for you." Ryan goes back indoors. Just then a group of officers came and surrounded the stone. The one in the middle had his regular clothes on. They all saluted in sync and stood there in silence for a bit. The one in non uniform bent down and left a big bunch of flowers and sensation crisps. He whispered something then stood back up. The other officers started to leave but the non-uniformed one stay. "Callar... If only I had got to your room on time. I would have made you spend the rest of the evening downstairs not in your bedroom were you can sneak out. You are like my sister and it hurts me...Callar." He started to cry and another officer came and comforted him. After a few minutes they were both gone. Every once in a while someone would come and leave a gift. But now it was my turn.

I had some balloons and chocolates. Then I had two significant gifts in a small box. My phone and something which belonged to her. "Hey Callar. We didn't really know each other but we met briefly at a party. I was the guy who embarrassed you. I am very sorry. I was coached into doing it which I know is still wrong. I still shouldn't have." I put the balloons and chocolates down before holding the box in my hands. "People say that you were a very good person and that you would have liked for everyone to let go of what makes them bad." I gestured to the box. "Everything in the box proves I am a horrible person so...so I am giving you my phone. This is the phone I used to post stuff about you and hurt you." I hesitated before continuing. "I am also returning your underwear. I should have done this earlier but I could never find you." I looked up at the sky as it started to rain. "Today is such a sad day. Rest in perfect peace Callar and go be with the angels."

I turned and ran indoors.