Irving hugged the old friends who had shared weal and woe one by one. Sam, Brian, Wright, and Jim were all friends who had gone to Colombia to fight drug lords with him. They were all life-long friendships. But now, Jim is gone...
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There were a few guys next to him that Owen didn't know. They were all new members of Sam PMC. They were also said to be from the Rangers. Murdoch, who was a little nervous, and "Weird Head", a strong black man with a mohawk hairstyle, Owen
Get to know them one by one.
After a few chats, Sam went to his master's house for business. He was the godfather of Jim's child, and he was half a family member, so he had to help greet relatives and friends.
Owen scanned the house. The living room was very large. There were reindeer heads and other stuffed beasts on the wall. It was a standard Texas style. Sam, who was dressed in a black suit, was accompanying Jim's family and chatting with some people. These people were basically relatives and friends nearby.
, there are also people like Owen who came from far away. Jim’s funeral is scheduled for tomorrow, and these people came here today just to express their condolences to Jim’s family.
There is a black-and-white photo of Jim hanging on the front wall of the living room. In the photo, Jim is still very young. On the surrounding walls, there are many photos of his life during his lifetime, of all ages. In each photo, this guy looks...
He is smiling. Jim is a very funny guy and always loves to joke.
Owen saw that the photo wall under the stairs seemed a little different, so he walked over.
This is a set of photos. The photos are very interesting. The content of each photo is the same. It is a group photo of Jim holding his daughter on the sofa and watching TV. It is just that the two people are doing the same action in each photo, but in the photo
People are changing. At first, Jim was very young, and his daughter was still a little girl. Gradually, the girl kept growing up and became slim. The little girl grew into a girl as tall as Jim, but Jim got older and wrinkles appeared on his face.
On the face, white hair also appeared.
This set of photos records the story of companionship and growth in a clever way. One person is growing up, while the other person is getting older.
"This is my father's favorite set of photos. Every year on my birthday, he takes a photo with me..."
A female voice sounded behind him, and Owen turned around. It was the heroine in the photo, Jim's daughter.
"It's just that this year's birthday, he can no longer accompany me..."
The girl's expression was a little lonely, and Owen didn't know what to say, but the girl soon ended this embarrassment.
"Are you my father's friend too?"
The girl asked softly. Obviously, Owen is not their neighbor, so he can only be his father's friend. However, Owen's age...
"Oh, yes, your father and I are friends. My name is Steve Irwin. I'm sorry about what happened to him. If there's anything I can do to help, I'd be happy to..."
Owen expressed his apology. This girl was about the same age as Amanda. She must have been very painful after losing her father. Owen hoped that he could do something for Jim.
"Thank you very much for coming. My father doesn't have many friends your age. Are you like them?"
The girl asked hesitantly, and glanced at Brian and the others. Obviously, she knew what kind of job her father used to do. Owen shook his head, "No, I am different from them. Your father and I are in a security company."
We met when we were young, and we worked as bodyguards for a concert together..."
"oh……"
The girl nodded, and just as she was about to say something, she saw her mother calling her over there.
"Sorry, I have to excuse you first..."
The girl nodded apologetically, and Owen hurriedly said it was nothing. The girl left, and Owen returned to the crowd.
After about half an hour, there were not so many visiting guests. Jim’s wife came over with her daughter: “I’m sorry for neglecting you today…”
Jim's wife's eyes still looked swollen, and his daughter supported her. Jim had only one child in his life, and now that he is gone, only his daughter is left to accompany her mother.
Owen originally thought that Jim's family must be full of hatred for people like Sam, but he didn't expect it at all. Jim didn't hide anything from them. They had expected this day.
"Please forgive me..."
Everyone comforted each other, but Jim's wife shook her head: "No, Jim often told me before that if one day he passes away, there is no need to be sad. Death is not sad. I think he is right."
"Yes, my father often said that..."
Although Jim's family said this, their true thoughts could be seen from the red and swollen corners of their eyes. On this day, Sam and the others helped Jim's family, receiving guests, arranging various matters for tomorrow's funeral, and paying for it.
They didn't treat themselves as guests, Jim was like their family.
After all the guests had left, Sam and his party said goodbye to Jim's wife and daughter. They stayed in a hotel in the town. Everything had been arranged. Tomorrow will be the day Jim is buried.
The next day, a group of people wearing black suits came to Jim's small farm. Today was the day they said goodbye to Jim. Everyone's face was solemn.
Jim's funeral was not large in scale. Most of them were neighbors around his home. These people had a good relationship with Jim's family, but they might not have even met Jim a few times.
Jim did not have many friends during his lifetime, and the agent was unlikely to have many friends. His funeral was not arranged in the church, but in a prepared open space on the farm.
A large pit for the coffin has been dug in the open space. These were dug by the old Rangers yesterday. Jim was buried on his family farm.
The ceremony went on step by step, and when it came time to pay respects to the remains, all the relatives and friends came forward one by one to offer flowers and blessings, and saw Jim for the last time. Jim's wife and daughter wore black veils and watched all this silently, and the priest gave his last blessing.
After the words were said, the funeral came to the final stage.
Several old fellows from the Rangers acted as coffin bearers themselves, tying the two ends of the coffin with ropes and lowering it into the grave little by little. Their movements were very gentle and slow, and then they sent their good brother off for the last journey.
The atmosphere at the funeral was solemn, the coffin finally reached the end, and the people in charge were about to seal the soil, when Jim's wife suddenly said: "Wait a minute..."
Seeing everyone looking over, she wore a black veil and took out a small box: "Jim once told me before his death that if he died before me, then he would have something to say to everyone at his funeral...
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Jim's wife nodded to her daughter, and then her daughter pressed the button of the player. A noise came from the stereo, and then Jim's voice was heard on the stereo.
"Hello? hello? Is there anyone? Let me out..."
Along with Jim's voice and the knock on the door, everyone at the funeral looked at each other.
Jim continued: "Where am I? It's so dark here. Was that the priest talking just now?"
By the time the recording was played, the crowd had reacted, and laughter could be heard one after another, and Owen couldn't help but laugh. Of course, this couldn't be Jim coming back from the dead, but he didn't want his funeral to be too solemn and open to everyone.
It's a joke. This guy really wants to bring joy to everyone even if he dies.
"Come on, I've heard your voices. If you don't care about me, I'm dead. Let me out. I'm trapped in this little box..."
Jim's voice continued, and the crowd was already laughing at him. He succeeded in making everyone laugh. It was really like what he said, even if I am no longer alive, don't be sad, death is not sad.