The Suicide King by Vanessa Marie

Author:Vanessa Marie [Marie, Vanessa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: House of Attitude
Published: 2019-07-29T18:30:00+00:00

15

Our house was a moving sea of people. I wasn't even sure if the max capacity of the structure could hold this much weight. If I were alive, it would have been the kind of comment I would have made to Maggie, who by all accounts looked completely overwhelmed.

She stood in the kitchen with a casserole pan in her hands and turned in a circle, once, twice, a third time, until my mom grabbed her by the shoulders and brought her to a stop.

"Maggie, honey, what are you doing?"

Through her tears, Maggie blew out a sigh. "I don't know where to put it. They just keep coming with them, and there's no more room. The fridge is full. The freezer is full. How many tater-tot casseroles do we need? What is a tater-tot casserole? There isn't any room!" Her pitch rose with every word.

My mom took the dish from her hands. "Give me this. We will find a place for it. Even if it's in the trash. No one needs to know."

I snorted and so did Maggie. If there was one thing my mom was good at, it was keeping it together during a crisis. She could compartmentalize like a pro and fixing things was her job. This was a problem, a puzzle to be solved, and it looked like she needed something to focus on.

"How are we supposed to get through this? I didn't want all these people over here. I want this to be done."

My mother looked to her left, looked to the right, and then promptly dropped the casserole in the trash like she'd promised.

Maggie's laugh was on the verge of hysterics as two of the three most important women in my life grasped hands.

"Listen to me. We are Kings. We will hold our heads high like Kings, and we will power through this horrendous day like the Kings we are. No one says how long we have to put up with this, but we're doing it for him. For them. So everyone can get a chance at closure. Our healing will begin after, okay?"

I hated they felt like they had to do this pomp and circumstance for other people. Like they didn't get a say in who was invading our home when it looked like all they wanted to do was crumble. Something I'd caused. I was the reason they were all here. I was the reason a casserole was bringing my wife to the edge. My hands shook while Luke glared on.

"Go get some fresh air while I try to make sense of this craziness, okay?"

Maggie wiped her hands on a dish towel and nodded. "Okay."

As Maggie exited the kitchen, Grace ran into her in the hallway. "Mom, can I go to Kylie's? I can't stand it in here. It's claustrophobic."

Kylie ran up behind them with her mom, Sonny, on her heels. "Hey, Mags."

"Are you okay with this plan they've cooked up?" Maggie asked, her shoulders sagged in exhaustion.

"Of course. I was coming over to see if you were all right with it.

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