The Music Man by Amy Cross

Author:Amy Cross [Cross, Amy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-07-02T22:00:00+00:00

Twenty

“I'm not sure where to begin,” Donald says as he stands at the head of the grave. “When this is all over, we'll get a proper priest to come and speak. And we'll move him. We'll move Adam to a proper grave in a churchyard.”

Down at the bottom of the grave, Adam's body rests wrapped in white sheets. It has been almost exactly twenty-four hours since he died, but the rain did not relent until this morning. I'm shivering slightly in the cold air, and I already regret leaving my jacket on a chair in the kitchen.

“So this is just temporary,” Donald continues. “I promise you that, son. We'll get you a proper grave just as soon as we can. We'll come back and do that, you won't be here forever. I'd like to thank Dean for digging the grave, I know it must have been difficult with the ground being so wet. And of course I'd like to thank my dear wife for dressing our son and getting him ready. And I'd like to thank everyone else for coming, too. Amen.”

He pauses, before taking the shovel that was leaning against the wall, and starting to fill the grave. As he works, his wife sobs and Jessie continues to tap angrily at her phone.

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