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Chapter Nine
A good number of people attended Mary Johnson’s wake ceremony as expected. The compound had been well lit with orange bulbs and was decorated with white blooms. A few chairs were arranged behind the long bench in which the beautiful white casket laid and the requiem filled the house with a distinctive atmosphere that held only sadness. Mary was clothed in her wedding dress and adorned with white pearls. Her hair was neatly packed and pinned to the side with her favourite green hair clip which was given to her by Robert and the guests took turns to see her and or say a few words to her. Theresa arrived with a bouquet of blooms with a strap which read ‘In Loving Memory’. She proceeded to the bench, setting the flower beside it before saying a short prayer for Mary. “Rest in peace Mary Johnson”, she muttered softly.
She was quite surprised the detectives attended the wake although she speculated
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