An Unwatched Minute by J M Peace

Author:J M Peace [Peace, J M]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780648566601
Published: 2019-05-19T22:00:00+00:00

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Patricia had insisted that the funeral be held at a church. A nice church she had even said. As far as Roy knew, his brother had never set foot in a church. But Patricia had gone to the trouble of going through Angus's paperwork. Sure enough, he'd been baptised an Anglican. The Anglican Church in town had recently been refurbished and was set in a quiet cul-de-sac with views of the water. Patricia had organised everything. Including the finances. No one had known how much money Angus had managed to accumulate over the years, living on the cheap with his brother. Patricia had only ever seemed to tolerate Angus, but she got it into her head that he deserved to go out in style.

Roy had thought it all a bit over the top especially when Patricia had finally told him the costs, but as he looked around the church, with fresh flowers everywhere and the sun on the water out the window, he understood why people valued things like this. You could tell people were impressed, whispering amongst each other as they filed into the church.

It was a good turn out. There were lots of old friends from Ipswich, plus family he hadn't seen in years. But there were also a lot of Tannin Bay locals who had liked Angus enough to pull on a pair of clean pants and a button down shirt. Roy himself was in a suit on Patricia's insistence. It was the same suit he had been married in. It still fit him well enough. Even as a young man, he'd had the same barrel chest and broad shoulders. Sure his gut had filled out and he couldn't get the button done up on the jacket anymore but it was fine for a funeral. He looked the part in here today amongst the roses and ushers.

He and Patricia sat on either end of a pew with their kids between them. There hadn't been enough room for all of them so Skeeter and his girlfriend were in the pew behind them. Hi brother, Stan, and his family were in the front row on the other side of the aisle. Mick was sitting right next to Stan. He had insisted on coming saying no one knew him and he needed to pay his respects. Roy had a gut feeling this was a bad decision.

"Dad," Eddy said in a loud whisper. "Why are they called pews?" He held his nose between his fingers. "Is it because 'pew', these flowers are so smelly?" Kylie giggled. Patricia glared and shushed. Roy ignored them and thought about his brother. It was still so hard to believe.

There was a tap on his shoulder. "Dad, look!" Skeeter hissed from behind. Roy turned to see two cops take a seat in the back row. They were wearing ties, with their hats tucked under their arms. Holy crap! What were they doing here? He recognised one of them as the Colonel. The other one had shiny buttons on his shoulders.

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