”“I’d better go now Seamus. Goodbye, and thank you for everything you’ve done for me.”“Goodbye Emily. It was an honour and a pleasure to s...end time with you. You’re a very special person.”Emily giggled again, then the white light faded away.When I retuned my senses to the corporeal world, most of the mourners had left. I was surprised I was still standing. Normally to reach my fugue state I have to sit or lie. My knees must have locked, like those of roosting birds.“I recognise that look,” said. Her use of Mrs Shelby and husband when she referred to Tommy, was just a simple misunderstanding. I hurried across the road, thankfully there were no cars, as I didn’t remember getting to our front door. TommyFinally, I heard the front door open.“Laura, Laura!” I called but got no answer.“For fuck’s sake, Laura, is that you?” I shouted louder.“Fuck it, even if you’re here to rob the place, at least give me a hand first!” I called.I was rewarded with hearing someone giggling.“Erm, what are you. I’m watching you get ready for an event, sometimes you’re completing final touches of makeup for your wedding, sometimes it’s your honeymoon night. You don’t know I’m there. I’m in a corner of the room, a shadow. You are looking at yourself in a mirror. The mirror is surrounded by lights. It’s the only illuminated spot in the space. You’re startled by movement behind you, a blur reflected over your shoulder in the mirror causes you to turn, somewhat alarmed, to see if anything or anyone might. I told him, you know, I wanted to chill out with my family for a bit first before I tried to get the money together. Of course, at this point, he doesn’t give a fuck because he wants what he’s owed, right?”“Right…” Bill stared at the roadway.“Riiight.” She raised an eyebrow and rolled her eyes. “Anyway, so he was all pissed and grabbed me by the hair asking if I did what he wanted, to which I responded ‘yes, daddy’. So this fucker pulls my pants down, yanks my hair, and slaps me hard on my.