The Scandal Ch. 01

Jennie smiled at her, turned to me and said; "We'll see you when you're ready. They walked away toward the waiting limousine. I remained behind.

As I stood there silently watching the gleaming bronze casket that she had requested, the attendants looked to me for permission to lower her into the waiting grave. I nodded and watched as she disappeared into the cold unforgiving ground. They removed the straps and the winch and wheeled it back away from the site. They then nodded and moved away giving me this final time.

Thus it was that I stood here now, with the rain falling and my best friend finally gone. I wiped my tears and tried to pull myself back to a gray damp world without Mary. I waved at the attendants and shouted a thank you as I walked toward my family.