It was a late night at the funeral home, but Jackie insisted on staying behind to finish embalming the local restaurant owner killed in a robbery two days ago.
She was the last person left at the funeral home, so it was quiet. She could focus on her work, do the paperwork, and get home before 9:00 pm with any luck.
As she began to do her work, she heard a noise. She looked up from her work to listen, but there was nothing. "I'm hearing things", she thought to herself. "I need to get back to work." She said that out loud to herself, thinking it would help confirm it was nothing.
The man she was embalming, Jerry Bertoli, had been a friend of her family from the time she was a toddler. She started remembering the dinners, cookouts, and gatherings with him and his family. It made her sad for them and for herself. He would be missed. It was hard to think he wouldn't be at the next community potluck at the community center with his signature cannoli, lasagna, and his own freshly roasted, ground, and brewed coffee. …show more content…
She was anxious to get home for a much needed romantic dinner with Shaun.
Jackie entered the restroom, splashed her face with cold water, and went to the break room to see what kind of snack she could find to eat. She thought it might help her to focus if she put a little something on her stomach. She found some strawberries from her lunch and ate them, then she went back to finish her job.
"Well, Jerry, I guess I need to get you ready for your viewing tomorrow", she announced to Jerry. Jackie had a habit of talking to her clients even though they never talked back. She liked to feel she had a connection to them so she would take great care of them like she would expect a cororner to do for her own family. In this case, she already had that connection, because she considered Jerry
She was the last person left at the funeral home, so it was quiet. She could focus on her work, do the paperwork, and get home before 9:00 pm with any luck.
As she began to do her work, she heard a noise. She looked up from her work to listen, but there was nothing. "I'm hearing things", she thought to herself. "I need to get back to work." She said that out loud to herself, thinking it would help confirm it was nothing.
The man she was embalming, Jerry Bertoli, had been a friend of her family from the time she was a toddler. She started remembering the dinners, cookouts, and gatherings with him and his family. It made her sad for them and for herself. He would be missed. It was hard to think he wouldn't be at the next community potluck at the community center with his signature cannoli, lasagna, and his own freshly roasted, ground, and brewed coffee. …show more content…
She was anxious to get home for a much needed romantic dinner with Shaun.
Jackie entered the restroom, splashed her face with cold water, and went to the break room to see what kind of snack she could find to eat. She thought it might help her to focus if she put a little something on her stomach. She found some strawberries from her lunch and ate them, then she went back to finish her job.
"Well, Jerry, I guess I need to get you ready for your viewing tomorrow", she announced to Jerry. Jackie had a habit of talking to her clients even though they never talked back. She liked to feel she had a connection to them so she would take great care of them like she would expect a cororner to do for her own family. In this case, she already had that connection, because she considered Jerry