~A maple casket is slowly lowered into a freshly dug grave.~
I jumped straight into a sitting position when the alarm went off. Mel and Steph spent the night on either side of me, but the bed was vacant. I rubbed my eyes and wondered who set the alarm for early Sunday morning. The giggles came from the bathroom as I stood up.
"Peter, you need to get ready for church." It was Mel, not as commanding as she was last night, but still insistent. I hadn't been to church since Silvia died. Back then I went with her family, and I wasn't too sure I wanted to deal with their mom this morning.
I pulled a pair of boxer-briefs out of my drawer and walked naked to my bathroom, occupied by the two sisters dressed in semi-formal dresses with spaghetti straps and mini style skirts that reached just above their thighs. Mel was in a navy blue and Steph in red. I walked to the shower and turned on the water, still groggy eyed.
"Shower fast, we're late." The two left, their hair done up and their makeup applied, and shut the door.