Deadly Encounter by M A Comley

Author:M A Comley
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Publisher: Jeamel Publishing Limited
Published: 2017-10-01T04:00:00+00:00

~ ~ ~

After the service ended, the mourners followed the pallbearers to the recently dug plot in the graveyard. Craig and his accompanying officers were the last to arrive. Sally felt sorry for the man as the guards forced him to remain at the back of the group and wouldn’t allow him to stand alongside his wife’s coffin as it was lowered into the ground.

That poor man. He doesn’t deserve to be treated like this. I’ll be having a serious word with the governor when I get back.

He glanced up at her now and again, and she offered him a reassuring smile, but Craig always looked away swiftly, as if embarrassed that she’d caught him looking at her. She could tell that the effects of prison life had been devastating on the man. He was unable to look anyone in the eye for long, in case they judged him. He was a severely broken man.

After the coffin was lowered, Molly took a few steps forward and threw a white rose into the hole. “Rest in peace, mother dearest. I’ll miss you every waking moment until we’re reunited.” She returned to stand alongside her brother and handed him a white rose. She nudged his elbow, urging him to follow her lead and to say a few words before throwing the rose in the grave.

He shrugged and shook his head. “I can’t, sis. I can’t do it. Mum left us years ago.”

Molly held his hand. “I know that, Jamie. Do it for me, eh? It’ll help the grieving process, allow you to get on with your life.”

“Will it? Do you honestly think she’d be proud of me, of us? What we’ve become over the years?”

Sally listened to the young man’s confusion with interest. The mourners began whispering to each other and looking daggers at Jamie for disrupting the service, but Sally understood Jamie’s need to say what he was saying and his hesitation in carrying out his duties for the mother he had lost at such a young age.

Molly nodded and removed the rose from his hand. “I will never force you to do anything that you don’t want to do. Mother would never have stood in judgement over what you’ve become, Jamie. Take my word on that. She was the most gentle, genuine person I’ve ever met. She would be proud of you no matter what you’ve had to endure in your life.”

A tear seeped onto Jamie’s cheek. He gently took the rose from his sister’s hand and walked closer to the edge of the grave. “I didn’t know you well, but I’ve never stopped loving and missing you. Until we meet again, Mum.” He threw the rose onto the coffin and returned to his position alongside Molly. His sister placed a comforting arm around his waist and pulled him close. He smiled down at her as the heavens opened.

The priest speedily conducted the rest of the service, then the mourners dispersed, most of them running from the graveside for cover in their vehicles.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.