The cemetery went quiet for a moment, and then it went crazy. The undertakers wrestled with the small casket’s latches as hearts raced, breathing caught,
Year: 2025
The sound of my mother-in-law’s hand slapping my five-year-old daughter’s face during Christmas dinner will always be with me. The loud snap sounded like a
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