A Revenge Reborn
“Mom, you always loved wearing white dresses when you were alive. Now you can wear them forever.
“Don’t be hard on me, Mom.
“I didn’t mean to do it…I was just afraid you’d take Martin from me.
“Besides, people online always say widows are the most likely to treat their sons like husbands.
“I love Martin so much. You had a husband, too. Even though he died more than twenty years ago, you should be able to understand, right?”
When I heard my best friend, Penny Hallmark, spewing those twisted words, I realized I had been reborn.
Before I could even sit up, Penny walked to the front of the coffin, lowered her voice, and hissed manically into my ear.
“You old hag, you’re finally dead. I couldn’t