Free The Infinite Evolution - Conversion by Erik Johnson

but black, except for Jade who decided to wear
a turquoise tanager shawl with a border marked up with leaf shapes,
draped over a charcoal dress. A clergy led the small group up the
path until they reached the area where Spencer’s ashes laid. No one
had spoken a word and even mother nature kept her normal daily
woodland sounds to a low murmur, as if she too were being
respectful of Spencer’s death.
    Jade and Reece took their seats up front in the two
chairs that were reserved for family. Once they were sitting the
rest of the group sat as well. Jade looked at Reece as she wiped
away her tears and said, “There is something familiar with this
clergy, have we seen her before?”
    “ I don’t recall, but if you have,
I’m sure it will come to you,” replied Reece.
    “ Yeah, I guess,” said Jade.
    Reece followed up with, “That’s
certainly an interesting robe she is wearing. I have never seen
that pattern before, they look like silver figure eights…” as the
clergy interrupted.
    “ Let us please have a moment of
silence.”
    Everyone as a whole somberly dropped their heads and
the only sound, which sprouted from the group, were the quiet tears
of a thirteen-year-old orphan.
    Once the clergy felt enough time
had passed, she walked over to the podium, positioned herself
directly behind it and spoke, “Spencer lived an intriguing life,
albeit short. Spencer was a great friend and an outstanding
father,” as she directed her full attention towards Jade. “He was
the kind of person that stood by you when you needed someone to be
there. What is it that we remember when we think of Spencer? I
think everyone who knows him very well would agree with me on this.
It was his sense of humor and his ability to question our society
and its technology with conviction and tenacity. He was the kind of
person who made people laugh and at the same time he could drive
all of us to the point of hysteria with his well known conspiracy
theories.”
    There was a slight pause in the
clergy’s voice as a number of people looked at her amazed with what
she had just said and were trying to decide if she was being rude
or funny.
    She continued, “Spencer’s death
was sudden. When I heard the news I simply could not believe it.
Spencer was too young. But it slowly occurred to me as I reviewed
his accomplishments, Spencer indeed lived his life
fully.”
    As the clergy continued to speak Reece leaned over
to one of Spencer’s co-workers and whispered, “You think this
clergy was good friends with Spencer?”
    “ I don’t know. Have you ever met her
before?”
    “ Not that I know of,” replied Reece as he
re-directed his attention towards the eulogy.
    “ Spencer was well-loved and accomplished so
many wonderful tasks on this planet. I know somewhere in the great
beyond he will do so much more. We all should be forever grateful
to have known Spencer. All the memories we have shared with him
will forever be cherished and remembered in our hearts.”
    Reece looked over towards Jade
and noticed her despairing face staring off into the pond. He put
his arm around her, hoping to give her as much comfort as
possible.
    “ Spencer has gone back to his
beginning. This is not the time for us to grieve his death, it is
our time to celebrate his life. Spencer never wanted to see people
cry; he wanted to see them laugh. Therefore, at this moment, when
we are about to spread his ashes, let us all think back and
remember how Spencer touched our lives. How he made us laugh and
what a good person Spencer was. We should all be thankful we knew
the man named Spencer Cade.”
    Reece looked over at Jade and asked, “Do you still
want to do this?”
    “ Yes, it’s what he would’ve
wanted, this was the place he enjoyed the most. This was the place
where we would always go when we were happy or sad. This was the
place where he told me who I really was.”
    “ Who you really were?” asked Reece with a
confused look.
    “ Yeah.”
    Jade stood up, walked