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Chapter 28: The Funeral [pt. 2]

Author: Willow's Ink
last update Last Updated: 2025-06-13 11:43:31
The rain has begun once again and the chapel fell into stillness, save for the faint hum of the rain brushing against the stained-glass windows. The minister’s voice had barely faded when Hugh Lawson rose to his feet. For a moment, all anyone could hear was the creak of the old wooden pew as he stepped out from it. Then silence, again.

Annabelle held her breath.

Hugh moved slowly toward the pulpit, not with the ease of a man in control, but like someone dragging the weight of an entire life behind him. His gray suit was immaculate, his tie straight. Yet there was something frayed about him—his hands trembled slightly as they gripped the podium, and when he looked up, his eyes seemed older than they had days ago. He cleared his throat once, but even that seemed rehearsed.

“My son,” he began, his voice low, worn, and a little unsteady. “Damian was... many things.”

A pause. A rustle in the seats behind him.

“He was brilliant. Stubborn. Soft-hearted in ways he didn’t always show.
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