Persepolis Chapter: Eggy On the first of September, cousin Alexis passed away

On the initial of September, cousin Alexis passed a elbow room.My parents were state phones and replying to texts. Almost everyone on the opposite finale of the line was crying.When they were done, I asked them who Alexis was and what had happened.They told me that Kuya Alexis was my older cousin who would visit the house to see my parents whe neer he had the time. They told me he would play and talk to me for hours, and so did his girlfriend Ate Nika. Then they told me that at 1000 pm last iniquity both of them were shot by three many robbers in their house in Quezon City. It was utter that their maid let the robbers in and left(a) with them after theyd stolen jewelry and their laptops.My florists chrysanthemum started crying, and my dad left the room. I wondered more or less how the robbers knew the maid.My mom and dad bought clothes for Alexis and Nika to tear at their funeral. My mom showed me Alexis con gather This is the first tie I ever gave your father. It was the ugliest tie Ive ever seen, besides I guess that made sense for him to separate it.My sister Pimee c totallyed saying that she was stillton to fix home for the wake, I was so elicit I cleaned my room that we shared for her arrival. She didnt end up staying with me.On the solar day of the ceremony, the sky was clear and the sun was shining. We were all asked to suffer white, which was weird because Im pretty black was the color to wear for these kinds of things.The mass was a blur. The two coffins were beside the altar, only if I couldnt see the bodies there were too many flowers near them.During the eulogy, several(prenominal) people who knew Alexis went up to verbalise. Some of them laughed, some of them cried. It was hard at times to read their stuttering. Most of them called Alexis Eggy, supposedly because his head was regulate like an egg.The wake was unusual. Peoples faces were go bad, their eyes red and watery, and yet they were solace eating snacks and holding on to drinks, as if it was a party. People were mingling, greeting each other with a sad grimace and sharing each others connection to Kuya Alexis. I saw Nikas father and brother talking with Kuya Alexis siblings and mother. I couldnt explain the expressions on their faces it was as if the world ended.Isabel My mom called. I walked to her, and she took my lot Would you like to say goodbye to Alexis? Her function shook. I nodded, and we both made our way to the coffin.I peered into the wooden case, and there he was, sleeping peacefully. I realized that Eggy was an detach nickname, because his head really was egg-shaped. Around his contend was my dads tie in all its hideous glory, not he would have minded. His skin was a couple of shades darker, and his body looked stiff, but I could still feel fancy radiating from him. I stood there for a few minutes, plainly looking at his face. He looked like he was going to wake up, so I waited.I got impatient, and before I knew it, my fac e was damp like the others too. My mom heard me and ran to sympathiser me. I told her I need to speak to Ate Bettina, Kuya Alexis older sister.My mom took me to Bettina and told her that I had something to say. When we found her, I tapped her shoulder and told her thisOnce, when I got home from concert dance at around 10 p.m. Kuya Alexis and Ate Nika where talking to popping and Mom after dinner. I sit beside Kuya Alexis. He asked me how ballet was and I told him that I wanted to quit. I told him that my classmates keep sex act me I should get a life history because I can never join them on weekends. I can never go to parties or hang forth with them. Its just teach and ballet, school and ballet. Then Kuya Alexis asked me, Do you love ballet? And I said yes. Then he said to me, Then keep on doing it no matter what anyone tells you. I just wanted to tell you that Im still in ballet because of him.She started crying, but she smiled at me and said Thank you. I realized that my whi te blouse was drenched.When we walked out the church, I looked up and saw that the sky was black. A few seconds later, it started raining.