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Buck could already hear the sounds of the flags at Tommy’s funeral, waving in the air. He could hear the speaker saying Tommy’s full name across the grass, saying a final prayer as his body was lowered into the ground. He could hear sobbing from Tommy’s mother and the flag being folded until it fell into her hands with apologies filling the air.
He could feel Eddie’s hand on his shoulder, Maddie’s leg pressing against his on the lawn, both trying to comfort him as he stared numbly at the casket. He could see Bobby standing off to the side with Athena, watching him subtly, making sure he didn’t fall apart because he hadn’t said a thing since he arrived.
He could smell the fresh dirt, it had only just been dug up, the death was unexpected and it was short notice to prepare the plot. He could smell fresh roses, everyone waiting to take their turn, to walk the flower toward the hole in the ground to say goodbye to the pilot. But, he wasn’t just a pilot. No, Tommy was everything.