My nerves were still on edge but by the time I was half way to the bar I'd begun to relax. Stepping into a bar where people knew me, if only by my fac..., was almost like making a declaration. Certainly there were plenty of looks from those sitting and standing in the bar but there were no screams of horror or pointing fingers. Simon appeared at my side and kissed me on the cheek then guided me over to a corner table."You look stunning Michelle." He smiled when he helped me slide out of my. She had gotten engaged, since she didn’t have any money, and didn’t really have much of a choice. She didn’t have any love for her fiancé, but she didn’t feel that her fiancé had any love for her either. The real reason she didn’t want to leave her home was that’s where all her memories of Nick were. But he was dead, now. Allison laid down on the bed and closed her eyes. She couldn’t stop the memory of the horrible day coming back. She had been twelve years old, and an aspiring artist. She had. ..ahhhh Cerise and Gary at it again I think to myself. Walking past their room I can see straight in as Gary`s shiny with sweat butt is rising like a piston and driving Cerise deeper into the mattress. My temptation to stop, watch and maybe even join in is lost as Gary climaxes and collapses onto Cerise, neither of them aware I am home and enjoying the remnants of their sex session.Shortly after Gary comes out to the kitchen for a cool drink, surprised I am home and makes me aware that Cerise. Even Dilys admitted that she had never seen the inside of so many people’s houses in a lifetime of living in the village. Eventually we ended back at the manse for high tea. The minister had arranged a possible date for the funeral – Earth Day. The church would conduct the service but the whole village would be invited to participate. We agreed to everything, including the offer of a video recording of the proceedings that we could show to Cerys. We left Ewan’s ashes in the care of the.