Chapter 156 - Funeral!

"Let it out, Samantha." Johnson said to Samantha as he wrapped her arms around her. 

"She was an... Amazing person, Johnson." Samantha replied as she sobbed in his arms.

"I know... But, we can't do anything in this." Johnson said as he caressed her hair.

"Why her? Why only her?" Samantha asked.

"Samantha..." Johnson said as he cupped her face in his hands.

"Look... We don't have the right to point out fate. It happened and we can't do anything now... Maybe we will do if we were near her." Johnson said looking into her eyes wiping her tears away from her eyes. 

"Is killing her son is her fault? Why she was leaving behind the bars for killing someone who did wrong?" Samantha asked. 

"Samantha, she wouldn't have killed Leo if she even thought for a second that he is her son. She killed her son because he is a monster who is in the face of a human. She saved a woman thinking she is a woman too. It doesn't matter if it's her son or not! He is a culprit and she did what feels her right for her." Johnson answered as he kissed Samantha's forehead while he wiped her tears away and she hugged Johnson tightly.

"What about Peter?" Samantha asked looking up at Johnson.

"He must be broken, right?" Samantha asked.

"Yes... Because she is his mother. It doesn't matter if she gave him for adoption or not! She is his mother and will be his mother forever. No one can take away that mother's place from Peter's heart. Annie will be always alive in him." Johnson answered looking into her eyes. 

"I know... I know how it feels to lose a mom. But, it will fade away in time but the love towards their own mom will not ever even though, he gets mother's love from someone else... It will never fade away in him... He will be only grateful for the love he is getting now from Aunt Lucy and Uncle Damon." Johnson replied looking into Samantha's eyes as a tear falls down from his eyes and Samantha wiped it away from Johnson's eyes hugging him tightly.

"He will miss his mom for sure but he is leaving without her from the past 7 years. He will eventually understand that this is fate and this is how everything works and goes... The world will never stop, Samantha." Johnson said as a tear falls down from his eye and Samantha wiped it again. 

"She may be close to you but this is the end for her. You need to say her goodbye forever and just promise her that you will look after her son Peter well." Johnson said and Samantha nodded with tears.

"Look, Samantha... She is close to you but you shouldn't cry for her now... It's over. You should give support to Peter and make him understand things. Okay?" Johnson asked as he wiped Samantha's tears away from her eyes. 

"Yes." Samantha answered and Johnson nodded making her stand on her feet.

"Change yourself. We will leave for the funeral." Johnson said and Samantha nodded. 

Johnson kissed Samantha's forehead and walked out of the room closing the door behind him leaving her alone in her room.

Samantha went to the restroom and did her business. She changed her clothes and walked downstairs to the living room.

She saw everyone changed themselves and are ready to leave for Annie's funeral. 

"Where is Peter?" Samantha asked as she walked downstairs.

"He already left with Damon." Lucy answered with tears and Samantha nodded.

"Biggy man... What happened? Why Peter is crying?" Anna asked as she rubbed her eyes sleepily in Robert's arms. 

"Umm..." Johnson stuttered.

"Nothing, sweetheart. Someone close to him went to heaven." Jessica said as she took Anna in her arms.

"Ohh... Angel said Heaven is a good place. He should be happy. Then, why he is crying?" Anna asked and Jessica looked at Samantha.

A tear falls down from Samantha's eyes and she walked towards Anna. 

"Yes... He is happy. But it just that he will not ever see her again because she became an angel now." Samantha said making Anna frown deeply.

"Guys, let's leave..." Thomas said and Others nodded. 

Everyone walked out of Julie's house and got into there cars. 

Soon, they all reached the cemetery and done with the funeral process. 

Samantha couldn't stop her tears seeing Peter breaking up but promised to Annie that she will look after Peter as her own brother. 

After the funeral process, everyone got back to Julie's house as everyone wants to be with Lucy and Damon as they saw how broken Lucy, Damon is looking at Peter. So, they all stayed back at Julie's house. 

"Umm... Get fresh everyone. I will make dinner in a few minutes." Samantha said and Everyone nodded walking into their room except Lucy, Cassandra, Elina, and Jessica.

"Let me help you." Lucy said to Samantha.

"It's fine, Aunt lucy... You tired. Go to the room and rest for a few minutes. I will manage it." Samantha replied and Lucy nodded. 

She walked upstairs and disappeared. 

"You tired too... Get fresh. I will help you." Elina said as she caressed Samantha's hair. 

"Okay, Aunt Elina." Samantha replied.

"Let me get fresh. I will help you too." Jessica said.

"Sure, Mom." Samantha replied with a small smile and Elina, Jessica walked upstairs.

"You okay?" Cassandra asked walking towards Samantha.

"Yes, Mom." Samantha answered as tears rolled in her eyes.

"You can't hide your tears near your Mom, Sam." Cassandra said and a tear falls down from Samantha's eyes as soon as Cassandra said that. 

Samantha just hugged Cassandra and cried her heart out in her arms.

"It's fine, Sweetheart... Calm down." Cassandra said as she caressed her daughter, Samantha's hair. 

"I feel so sorry and guilty for Peter, Mom." Samantha replied as she hugged her mom, Cassandra, more tightly. 

"You don't have to, Honey. You didn't do anything wrong." Cassandra said as she cupped Samantha's face in her hands. 

"I did, Mom. I did." Samantha replied with tears and the conversation didn't go unnoticed by Peter who is looking at the Mom and daughter duo from upstairs.