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-November 10th 1994-

   Monica,Ross and I all enter the hospital and are greeted by our family.

Ross:So uh how's she doing?.

Our Aunt Lillian speaks up.

Lillian:The doctor says it's a matter of hours.

Monica:H-how are you Mom?.

Judy:Me?...I'm fine,fine...I'm glad you're here....What's with your hair?.

Monica:What?.

Judy:What's different?.

Monica:Nothing.

Judy:Oh maybe that's it.

   Monica and I go over to Ross as I pat her shoulder comforting her.Ross is making coffee and we talk to him.

Monica:She is unbelievable our mother is...

Ross:Okay relax,relax.We are gonna be here for a while it looks like and we still have boyfriends and your career to cover.

Monica:Oh God!.

   The three of us hug on a group hug to comfort eachother....Later we all gather to talk about Nana.

Tabitha:The fuzzy little mints at the bottom of her purse.

Ross:Oh!...Yeah they were gross.Oh you know what I loved?...Her Sweet 'n' Los. How she was always stealing them f-from restaurants.

Jack:Not just restaurants from our house.

   I chuckle at the memory as a nurse comes out of nana's room.

???:Mrs.Geller?.

   We all stand up....Later Me,Ross and Monica are in Nana's room.

Ross:She looks so small.

Monica:I know.

Ross:Well at least she's with Pop-Pop and Aunt Phyllis now.

Tabitha:Goodbye Nana."Kisses her on the forehead".

Ross:Bye Nana.

   Ross goes to kiss nana but she moves.Monica screams as Ross and I shout and stare in disbelief.Monica runs out of the room.

Monica:Tab!,Ross!.

Ross and I run out to join Monica.

Judy:What is going on?!.

Ross:You know h-how the nurse said t-that Nana had passed?.Well she's not quite...

Judy:What?.

Ross:She's not past.She's present.She's back.

Aunt Lillian reenter's the room.

Lillian:What's going on?.

Jack:She may have died.

Lillian:She may have died?.

Tabitha:We're looking into it.

   Monica returns with the nurse and they go into Nana's room.

Ross:I uh I'll go see.

Me and Ross enter Nana's room.

???:This almost never happens!.

   We watch as Nana passes for the second time and the nurse pulls the blanket over her.Ross,Monica and I go to tell the family

Ross:Now she's passed...

   Later Me,Ross and Monica enter Central Perk saddend.We see Chandler,Joey,Phoebe and Rachel...Surprisingly Joey doesn't leave.

Rachel:So um did she...

Ross:Twice.

Joey:Twice?.

Phoebe:Oh that sucks.

Joey:You guys okay?.

Ross:I dunno it's weird.I mean,I know she's gone but I just don't feel uh...

Phoebe:Maybe that's cause she's not really gone.

Ross:N-no she's gone.

Tabitha:We checked.A lot.

Phoebe:Hm I mean maybe no one ever really goes.Ever since my mom died every now and then I get the feeling that she's like right here you know?."Puts  her hand around her right shoulder".

   Chandler sitting on Phoebe's right moves away nervously.

Phoebe:Oh and Debbie my best friend from junior high got struck by lightning on a miniature golf course I always get this really strong Debbie vibe whenever I use one of those little yellow pencils you know?...I miss her.

Rachel:Aw.Hey Pheebs want this?."Gives her a pencil".

Phoebe:Thanks!.

Rachel:Sure.I just sharpened her this morning.

Joey:Now, see I don't believe any of that.I think once you're dead,you're dead!.You're gone!.You're worm food!...So Chandler looks gay huh?.

Phoebe:You know I dunno who this is but it's not Debbie."Hands back the pencil".

   Monica and I are talking to her father.My adopted dad.

Jack:I was just thinking.When my time comes-

Monica:Dad!.

Jack:Listen to me!.When my time comes I wanna be buried at sea.

Monica:You what?.

Jack:I wanna be buried at sea it looks like fun.

Monica:Define fun.

Jack:C'mon you'll make a day of it!.You'll rent a boat,Pack a lunch...

Monica:And then we throw your body in the water...Gee that does sound fun.

Jack:Everyone thinks they know me. Everyone says Jack Geller,So predictable. Maybe after I'm gone they'll say Buried at sea!,Huh!.

Monica:That's probably what they'll say.

Jack:I'd like that.

Tabitha:Then its what you'll get Jack.

-November 11th 1994-

   The next day Me,Monica and Rachel are preparing to leave for the funeral.

Ross:"Enters".How we doing?.You guys ready?.

Monica:Mom already called this morning to remind me not to wear my hair up.Did you know my ears are not my best feature?.

Ross:Some days it's all I can think about.

Tabitha:I think your ears are great Monica...Judy doesn't know features even if it hit her.

   Monica and Ross chuckle at me and I smile knowing I cheered them up.

Phoebe:"Enters".Hi sorry I'm late I couldn't find my bearings.

Rachel:Oh y-you mean your earrings?.

Phoebe:What'd I say?.

Rachel:"Sticks her foot out".Hmm.

Tabitha:Are these the shoes?.

Rachel:Yes.Paolo sent them from Italy.

Ross:What we uh we don't have shoes here or?-

Joey:"Enters with Chandler".Morning.We ready to go?.

Chandler:Well don't we look nice all dressed up?...It's stuff like that isn't it?.

   I laugh as we all leave....We are at the cemetery after the funeral.

Monica:It was a really beautiful service.

Judy:It really was.Oh come here sweetheart."Hugs her".You know I think it might be time for you to start using night cream.

   I internally curse at Judy for making fun of Monica.