Thursday, February 9, 2012

Brother and Sister

The young mortician knelt in the flower bed outside the funeral home where he worked, planting flowers in the empty space. 25 year old Shaun had just gotten his degree and was starting his new job at his uncle's funeral home.
As he was working, a care dove by that made his jaw drop. It was what his father would describe as a muscle car and Shaun had to agree with his dad. He placed his shovel on the ground and walked over to the curb where the car had stopped. "Hello?" Shaun said. "Can I help you?"
The car window rolled down and he yelped in frustration. "Hey, Shaun!" his little sister, whose name was Bella, said.
"Bella?" Shaun gasped.
"The car's Dad's," Bella said."He asked me to return your wallet."
He took the wallet from his sister's hand. It had been almost a whole two years since he had seen her. "Thanks, Bella," Shaun said. "Why don't you come help me plant some flowers."
Bella turned off the car and said, "Alright."
So brother and sister knelt side by side in the dirt, planting flowers and finally getting to talk together once more.

1 comment:

  1. Nice ending! Keep writing and experimenting with topics and ideas. You can touch many as God places words in your heart.

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