VENGEANCE AS CRUEL AS HIS LOVE
My fingers grazed the polished wood, and I felt the hollow absence of Peculiar’s presence.
“Peculiar,” I whispered, “you were my sister, my friend, my light. I don’t know how to go on without you. I miss you more than I can bear. I… I will try to live in a way that honors you, even though nothing will ever be the same.”
Tears streamed down my face as I spoke. My mother stepped forward, murmuring her own prayers, and Happy pressed a small handkerchief into my hand, her face wet with her own tears. Lucy leaned close, murmuring, “She’ll always be with you, Jen. Always.”
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