She was late to the memorial service. She almost turned around and bailed out. She never met the guy but was really just there to support SD. Her heart already felt too heavy from the mood she was about to step into. Being emphatic was a real bitch at a funeral. It made her inappropriate and just all around miserable.
She came in and sat next to BFF and her boyfriend, with Goldie and her husband behind them, along with most of the improv troupe in front of them. Her ex was noticeably absent. Everyone seemed coupled up, and she felt her peak loneliness fall upon her. She did a slow cry through the service, and felt bad that KSL couldn't be there because he couldn't get off work.
Just as she thought of him, he appeared. She saw him across the room and felt his energy immediately. He was so sad, her heart felt as if it was being squeezed. She felt compelled to go to him. So she did. She saw the tears in his eyes and didn't stop until they were hugging. It was the longest they had stayed in an embrace in public. He really had his guard down, and for some reason it drew her in closer. It was as if there was a sudden role reversal, and now she was preying on him...
They talked a little more at the reception afterwards, and it was harder and harder to deal with all the sorrow surrounding her. The dumb bitch with HPV sat down, and she couldn't stand it anymore. She left for her BFF's mom's retirement party.
