The Flavor Of Your Lips Is Enough To Keep You Here
The Funeral
Alex POV
I and Jack weren’t going to school today as it was the day of Marks trial against Tom and to arson; Mum drove us to Brookside crown court.
“I am calling Mr Alexander William Gaskarth to the stand to describe the events on the evenings of 12th of June 2011 and 24th June 2011 that lead to the death of Thomas Gaskarth and what happened during the attack of arson” I got up and walked to the stand. I had to explain what happened to Tom and what happened when Mark set fire to the house.
“I and my boyfriend Jack Barakat were walking home from school with Tom. When James, Mark and Sam jumped out of nowhere. Mark pulled a knife out and started stabbing Tom in the chest and stomach and I don’t know why Mark set fire to the house”
“Did anything happen to make Mark want to stab Tom?”
“Nope. I mean other than the fact that I am gay and Tom agreed to it and Tom isn’t bothered who I love as long as I am happy”
“So you think this attack is based on yours and Mr Barakat’s sexuality and Mr Hoppus not agreeing with it.”
“Yes ever since day one he has been bulling and threating us just because we are gay”
“Thank you Mr Gaskarth, the jury will now decide whether Mr Mark Hoppus is guilty of arson and murdering Thomas Gaskarth” We waited what seemed like ages. We were eventually called back in to the court room. “Would the jury like to tell the court what decision has been made” One man stood up.
“We have decided that Mark Hoppus is guilty of arson and the murder of Thomas Gaskarth” Result Mark was finally punished for what he had done to me and Jack although it had resulted in Tom dying. Mum drove me and Jack home.
“Alex” my mum asked
“Yes”
“Could you pick the music for Tom’s funeral? You know better than anyone what music he would like”
“Yea sure” when we got back home I went straight up to my room with Jack and started searching through my CDs. I knew he would want Greenday, New Found Glory and Blink 182. I rang Rian and Zack they came over.
“Hey guys mum has asked me to pick the music for Tom’s funeral but I thought it would be good if we played a few acoustic songs if you agree”
“Yea sure that would be great”
A week later it was Tom’s funeral. I stood up me and the band was at the front. I walked up to the stand. I had written a speech. After the speech. I invited the band up. “I would like to invite my three best friends, Rian, Zack and Jack they are also my band mates. We are going to play a few songs in memory of Tom. I have written all these songs by myself.” We played Remembering Sunday, Weightless, Jasey Rae and Lullabies. “I wrote lullabies in memory of Tom”. After that the funeral was finished. Mum and dad had hired a hall. A lot of relatives came up to me and told me how good the band was. Aunt Nikki and Uncle Luke came up to me.
“Hey Alex”
“Hey Aunt Nikki, Uncle Luke”
“Your band is good. We are looking for a band to play at Hayley and Pete’s part. Would you and your band do it? Of course we would pay you, I mean we have been looking and most bands are £300-£500 how much would you like? I looked at my band mates
“£250 if that is alright with you?”
“Yea that is fine it’s on 8th July. Uncle Luke will pick you up in the morning in his van so that you have time to set up” After a while everyone left the hall so it was just me, Zack, Rian, Jack my mum and dad. I and the guys went back to my house. It seemed really strange without Tom there.
I and Jack weren’t going to school today as it was the day of Marks trial against Tom and to arson; Mum drove us to Brookside crown court.
“I am calling Mr Alexander William Gaskarth to the stand to describe the events on the evenings of 12th of June 2011 and 24th June 2011 that lead to the death of Thomas Gaskarth and what happened during the attack of arson” I got up and walked to the stand. I had to explain what happened to Tom and what happened when Mark set fire to the house.
“I and my boyfriend Jack Barakat were walking home from school with Tom. When James, Mark and Sam jumped out of nowhere. Mark pulled a knife out and started stabbing Tom in the chest and stomach and I don’t know why Mark set fire to the house”
“Did anything happen to make Mark want to stab Tom?”
“Nope. I mean other than the fact that I am gay and Tom agreed to it and Tom isn’t bothered who I love as long as I am happy”
“So you think this attack is based on yours and Mr Barakat’s sexuality and Mr Hoppus not agreeing with it.”
“Yes ever since day one he has been bulling and threating us just because we are gay”
“Thank you Mr Gaskarth, the jury will now decide whether Mr Mark Hoppus is guilty of arson and murdering Thomas Gaskarth” We waited what seemed like ages. We were eventually called back in to the court room. “Would the jury like to tell the court what decision has been made” One man stood up.
“We have decided that Mark Hoppus is guilty of arson and the murder of Thomas Gaskarth” Result Mark was finally punished for what he had done to me and Jack although it had resulted in Tom dying. Mum drove me and Jack home.
“Alex” my mum asked
“Yes”
“Could you pick the music for Tom’s funeral? You know better than anyone what music he would like”
“Yea sure” when we got back home I went straight up to my room with Jack and started searching through my CDs. I knew he would want Greenday, New Found Glory and Blink 182. I rang Rian and Zack they came over.
“Hey guys mum has asked me to pick the music for Tom’s funeral but I thought it would be good if we played a few acoustic songs if you agree”
“Yea sure that would be great”
A week later it was Tom’s funeral. I stood up me and the band was at the front. I walked up to the stand. I had written a speech. After the speech. I invited the band up. “I would like to invite my three best friends, Rian, Zack and Jack they are also my band mates. We are going to play a few songs in memory of Tom. I have written all these songs by myself.” We played Remembering Sunday, Weightless, Jasey Rae and Lullabies. “I wrote lullabies in memory of Tom”. After that the funeral was finished. Mum and dad had hired a hall. A lot of relatives came up to me and told me how good the band was. Aunt Nikki and Uncle Luke came up to me.
“Hey Alex”
“Hey Aunt Nikki, Uncle Luke”
“Your band is good. We are looking for a band to play at Hayley and Pete’s part. Would you and your band do it? Of course we would pay you, I mean we have been looking and most bands are £300-£500 how much would you like? I looked at my band mates
“£250 if that is alright with you?”
“Yea that is fine it’s on 8th July. Uncle Luke will pick you up in the morning in his van so that you have time to set up” After a while everyone left the hall so it was just me, Zack, Rian, Jack my mum and dad. I and the guys went back to my house. It seemed really strange without Tom there.
5/31/13