The Truth Lucy Spoke (The Truth Turned Upside Down Book 2) by Penelope J Bristol

Author:Penelope J Bristol [Bristol, Penelope J]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-06-01T05:00:00+00:00

7

Before the Funeral

Lucy stood in a black dress, looking at herself, carefully, in the mirror. This was not the cute formal she had purchased for the sophomore dance the night Mark committed suicide, but a dress she picked out for his funeral.

As many times as she said the word funeral, it still sounded like a stranger talking. Mark’s funeral, no, that could not be right. Mark was their neighbor; his red truck was parked outside Lucy’s bedroom window right this second. He had not had a creepy affair with Anne for four years and then ended his life after her parents found out; after she told her dad.

The reality of today was overwhelming, and Lucy made herself sit down. On top of all of it, Finn was not speaking to her. Lucy got it or could at least empathize with how her best friend must feel about her. Finn kept saying he wished she would have told him first, before telling her parents. Lucy had stopped trying to consider the order in which things should have happened. It seemed pointless to hash it out now that the truth lit a way for them to move forward. But as she was keenly aware, most people did not share her perspectives on life. She sat in silence on her bed, thinking about the long day ahead, trying to imagine how they all would cope.

Dianna sat restlessly on her bed, fervently texting Anne, who was a complete basket case. Today would be the first time her daughter would have to face Charlotte since the news of the affair, and she was terrified. Dianna assured Anne that Charlotte would be heavily medicated and highly unlikely to give her the time of day; today, it was not about anybody other than Mark and his family.

Anne had taken offense to this, which had mildly irritated Dianna, but they had worked it out in the end, and things seemed smooth between them. John, on the other hand, was fidgety and in a foul mood. He did not want to go to the funeral and did not see the point in any of them going beyond Lucy, to support Finn and Charlotte. He and Dianna had gotten into a shouting match this morning about his last conversation with Mark, and John had grabbed both her wrists when she tried to walk away. Lucy, feeling like she needed to intervene, had pushed John off Dianna and, in turn, had taken a hard knock to her elbow as her dad stormed by her, forcing her into the wall. This was followed by a stern directive to mind her own business and go get ready for the “damn” funeral. That incident had been hours ago, and now, they were all in different rooms of the house waiting on Anne.

Anne’s car rolled loudly into their gravel driveway, and Lucy felt a sharp catch in her stomach. She had not seen her sister since the night she overheard her mom and Anne talking in the kitchen about the affair.

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