At the multimillionaire’s wife’s funeral, a homeless girl pointed at the casket and screamed, “She’s not dead! I saw him lock her in!” The husband sneered, “Get this lunatic out of here.” But when the lock broke and the lid slid open, what lay inside made the entire crowd freeze in terror…
The gravediggers, terrified by the violence in my eyes, rushed to obey. The gears whined in reverse. The mahogany box breached the surface. Screws clicked. Brass hinges creaked in the damp air. I shoved the director aside and threw the lid back myself.
The pristine white satin interior was perfectly arranged.
