Grief Is a Hungry Business & Other Short Stories by Di Jones

Author:Di Jones [Jones, Di]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Later that afternoon, sitting on the number-four bus, Delia reflected that she’d had a lucky escape but acknowledged questions would plague Joyce. She’d wonder who the woman was who told Ron she’d worked with Allan and who quickly disappeared without even a word of condolence. Why had Allan never mentioned her? Why did she come to the funeral when she hadn’t seen Allan for years? Delia felt guilty that these questions would haunt Joyce and that answers would elude her.

Even after so many years, she wasn’t good at this. She stared out the bus window, feeling ashamed of her behaviour, but knew there was no point in regrets. She pulled her newspaper from her handbag and read the obituary notice she’d circled earlier. It was important to memorise the details, the way she always did. Jean Brompton, beloved wife of Alf….

Delia sighed a small sigh of resignation. She had another funeral to attend tomorrow. Another funeral, in a different church, on the other side of town. It was safer that way. Another family, another life she’d pretend to have touched. Another afternoon tea. But tomorrow she’d make sure, damn sure, that she ate some of it before leaving. After all, the afternoon tea was what she was there for. Grief is a hungry business.

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