Evadere
“I looked up at Emry. It was the third time he had said those words in the past five minutes. We sat side by side, my hand resting on his knee. His eyes were glued on the coffin.
People were beginning to come in now and fill the seats of the funeral home. I glanced back once and met the curious eyes of some older ladies seated behind us. “I don’t know why these people are even bothering,” he whispered, his head lowered as he stared at the floor. “Come on, Emry,” I said. “It’s her funeral.”
He ...shook his head in disagreement and ran a hand quickly through his hair. “They aren’t coming for her.” His eyes glanced up at the coffin, then returned to the floor. “They’re here for the show.”
“What show?”
“Don’t you see what they’re all staring at?”
I turned my head toward the back of the room. I felt everyone’s eyes shift to my face. I leaned even further into Emry’s side. “They’re staring at me.”
He nodded. “You, me, us. They’re here to see us together.”MoreLess
People were beginning to come in now and fill the seats of the funeral home. I glanced back once and met the curious eyes of some older ladies seated behind us. “I don’t know why these people are even bothering,” he whispered, his head lowered as he stared at the floor. “Come on, Emry,” I said. “It’s her funeral.”
He ...shook his head in disagreement and ran a hand quickly through his hair. “They aren’t coming for her.” His eyes glanced up at the coffin, then returned to the floor. “They’re here for the show.”
“What show?”
“Don’t you see what they’re all staring at?”
I turned my head toward the back of the room. I felt everyone’s eyes shift to my face. I leaned even further into Emry’s side. “They’re staring at me.”
He nodded. “You, me, us. They’re here to see us together.”MoreLess
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