Silent Vigil

It was very quiet at the funeral parlor, only the sound of the billowing wind could be heard. Grace's nephews and nieces were all held back by Maximus at the hospital, leaving only Valerie and several others at the funeral parlor in the early morning. That was the third time Valerie came face-to-face with death.

As Grace's body was sent into the chamber for cremation, her family members waited out