Sheila
this thing happened and I don’t know who else to tell
Sheila
you know how I walk past the funeral home from school?
Tory
ya, where that creepy guy works. looks like Frankenstein!
Sheila
ya. Well there was a funeral there today
Tory
so what? It’s a funeral home…
Sheila
well I was walking by and there were two guys standing outside.
Tory
what? they hit on you!
Sheila
so one of the guys calls out to me. I didn’t know it was me he was talking to so I kept going. But then he runs across the street and stops in front of me
Sheila
THIS IS SERIOUS!!!
Tory
yayaya Hurry up already??
Sheila
so he says hi and I take off my headphones and am like. What? And he says Do you want to make five hundred dollars? And I’m like no what? And he says No it’s not like that and smiles. And says sorry and starts looking in his pockets and then pulls out this big wad of hundreds
Sheila
right?! I told him to get lost but he says no come on lady and I’m like no get lost and then the other guy that was standing outside comes up and says come on here I’ll give you 500 more and he pulls out the money too!
Tory
he called you lady??? Were you wearing that awful dress again???
Sheila
my dad got that for me!
Tory
sorry!! :-/ keep going. What happened?
Sheila
so anyways. I try to get around them and then
Sheila
the first one who looked kind of like a dwarf with a big beard he blurts out
Sheila
we need you to pretend! And I stop and say what?
Sheila
And he explains it all to me
Tory
explains what? And I knew you were into guys with beards! Liar!
Sheila
they tell me that the person who died was their friend and that his daughter was supposed to come
Sheila
but she didn’t show up and that she needed to be there
Sheila
so people don’t think the guy was a loser or deadbeat or something so they ask me to pretend to be her
Sheila
but I was wearing that dress the yellow dress.
Sheila
So the guys say its fine its fine don’t worry about it but you got to pretend to be his daughter
Tory
did they give you the money first?
Sheila
they gave me half. Id get the other half after
Tory
Sheila! I just woulda run off with that money!! 500!!
Tory
What would they have done? Not like theyd tell anyone!
Sheila
so I follow them and we go into the parlor
Sheila
and they tell me to go up through the middle like the guys daughter
Sheila
and cry and scream and stuff. So I do and it was weird
Tory
weird!! WEIRD!!! DUH!!
Sheila
no it wasn’t that. It’s like the closer I got to the casket
Sheila
the more I actually felt like I was his daughter.
Sheila
Like I was fake crying but I was also real crying
Tory
that’s messed up Sheila. For real???
Sheila
but that’s not the thing I want to tell you.
Sheila
That wasn’t the really weird part.
Sheila
When I got to the casket I looked down and through the crying I see my real dad lying there dead
Sheila
all pale and wax looking
Sheila
so then I start screaming and the two guys that had me do it grab me
Sheila
and start backing me away from the coffin but I grab onto it and wont let go
Tory
Sheila… your dad? Come on hun…
Sheila
so they have to like pry my fingers from the casket and then I see
Sheila
IT IS MY DAD laying there
Sheila
I’m POSITIVE and I start yelling to those guys that gave me the money
Sheila
and their still trying to get me out of the place like pulling me along down the isle
Sheila
and I’m crying and screaming because it was my dad there
Tory
Sheila. That was years ago babe
Sheila
so they get me into the room or hall where the outside door is whatever that place is called
Sheila
whatever. Smarty pants. So they get me out there and shove the other 500 into my hands
Sheila
and im finally feeling better and more normal.
Sheila
Its like the farther I got away from the casket the clearer my mind was.
Sheila
But I still cant shake the fact that I saw my dad in there in that coffin
Tory
Sheila. Babe. He died like five years ago. You have to let him go. He would’ve wanted you to
Sheila
wait! I went outside and was like wiping the tears off my face and stuff and I notice that creepy Frankenstein guy is behind me
Sheila
I know! I asked him what he wanted
Sheila
he said he’ll be missed and pointed to the sign next to the door
Sheila
you won’t believe me…
Tory
we’re best friends. You can tell me anything Sheila :-)
Sheila
the sign said Rest in Peace James
Sheila
…Loving Husband to Marie
Sheila
…Devoted Father to… guess who?
Sheila
there was even a picture of him Tory
Tory
want me to come over?
Sheila
no. I don’t want to be here. lets go somewhere
Tory
where??? Clancy’s? the park? Mall?
Tory
you sure your okay to go to the mall?
Sheila
need to do something with that 1000 bucks…
