It was already morning, the sun was shining more than usual today, in addition to the heat being more evident, and it was also the day that the bodies would be buried, and the tribute would take place in the village.
The whole night was a complete ss to organize everything, I tried to help in everything I could do, but sleep ca to quickly because I hadn't slept at all the night before when I realized I had already slept and I just woke up now.
Everyone in the village was already in the middle of the village, where wooden coffins with bodies were positioned everywhere, it was a scene that I really didn't like to see, but I couldn't just close my eyes and pretend that everything is fine.
So coffins were open and displayed the bodies of so people, n, won, even children. And other coffins remained closed because of the condition the bodies were in, it was not comfortable for family mbers or for anyone here to look at a completely cut and bruised body.
'Now I understand.' As everyone continued to look away, my mother didn't care and approached one of the coffins, and I understood what happened yesterday for her to lose control.
Four coffins next to each other, only the woman's coffin was open, and my mother was beside her, stroking her pale face, my mother tried not to look sad, but tears were streaming down her face.
An entire family was killed in one night, their lack of control was understandable, they must have found the bodies, I can't judge them, maybe I would do the sa.
I couldn't do anything to console her at that mont, I just watched from a distance as she cried beside that girl's coffin. Lisandra and Lari were also watching my mother, since the "ceremony" started, they were by my side.
My father was not here, he was helping so other n in the village to dig the holes that the bodies would be buried in, it seems that the whole night was not enough for this to be finished.
"Noah, I don't feel well, can we go ho?" Lisandra approached looking like a frightened child, I can understand what she is feeling, certainly not used to sothing like that.
"I don't think that's a problem. Lari, stay here with my mom, okay? As soon as they start burying the bodies, could you call ?" Lari was a little distracted while looking at my mother and the bodies, but she agreed with that.
Then I took Lisandra's hand and went ho, I think it would be okay to do that, she is not feeling well staying in a place like this.
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After 2 hours of waiting inside the house with Lisandra, we were called by Lari for the bodies to be buried, her eyes were red, she seed to have cried for so reason, but I preferred not to ask why.
"Lisandra, do you want to stay here, or do you want to go with ? If you want to stay, no problem." She still didn't look comfortable, but I still decided to ask.
"I think I better go, it's a matter of respect, isn't it?" She smiled at .
"Yes, it is." I couldn't deny that, so I smiled at her and took her hand, pulling her off the couch, she got up and we went out of the house, along with Lari.
When we arrived outside, we found many people already carrying the coffins with the bodies. The open coffins were now closed. There were also many people crying while carrying the coffins.
Many bodies were being carried by their own family, so it beca very painful for those people, who ended up breaking down in tears as they tried not to let their relative's body fall.
Whenever soone had difficulties, I helped in so way, of course, my father was also there supporting everyone.
I even received a complint from my father for helping the residents, it was sothing that made genuinely happy.
"You can go down." With the order of one of the n, the first coffin was placed inside a deep hole dug in the ground. The row of holes was huge, it seed like it had been a lot of work to dig all that, I should have helped a little.
And so it went on for a long ti.
Bodies being placed in holes, and then a large amount of earth being thrown over the coffins, and also a lot of commotion and tears. I could see my mother putting that woman's coffin in a grave with the help of other people.
She seed to be suffering so much that I started to feel bad while watching that scene.
And then, all the bodies were buried.
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