The Funeral

As people filed into the door at the old funeral home in late November of 1999. People grieving of the lost of their good friend . Beautiful bouquets of red and white flowers were hanging in the dull funeral home. Family and friends gathered for this horrific event. Many people attended, but only a few could say they knew him. His best friends whom he spent every Sunday morning with, drinking hot coffee and eating scrumptious French toast. His two daughters and one son whom he loved spending time with. His beloved grandchildren and how he spoiled them to death like every other grandparent does to their grandchildren. That was Roger Wilson, a good man even if he did some things that he regrets. 

Visitors and friends lined up to share their thoughts to the family members of Roger. Every remark that was made, made each family member slowly start to feel water rushing to the eyes. Roger, was loved by many people. The person who really turned Roger around was Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones. Roger had told this story to his children and grandchildren many times. He wanted new shoes but he didn’t have the money to get them so he thought that gave him the right to steal it from someone else. Which was how he made a mistake, and could’ve really paid a price for it. Luckily, he met a woman who was willing to turn him into a young man, when he had no parents for him. He lived, in a ratty apartment in the middle of a rotten alley. Roger, was left it alone. When he finally got his life together, he never got the chance to thank her ever again. He always meant for it to happen, but it never did…

The funeral was ending, people were weeping and saying there last condolences. With workers clearing out the beautiful flowers and other used items, people heard a squeaky nice coming from the hall. Every person in the room looked up with their eyes glowing in wonder. They looked up and saw a nurse wearing green scrubs, and a woman in a wheelchair. The nurse spoke.

“Is this the funeral for Roger Wilson? My patient, Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones asked me to come take her here.”

When they heard that name, Roger’s entire family went up to talk to her. She spoke and asked to see Roger’s body, that was laid to rest. She saw him, and broke down crying. The last thing she said to his family was..

“My dear boy Roger, I’m glad you turned your life around”

And then she exited the dreary funeral home.