“Get up.”
I threw a black mourning dress on the bed. Fiona jumped awake in surprise. She looked at me like I was the most terrible monster that had just jumped out of her nightmare. Yeah, I was the nightmare that would continue to haunt her for the rest of her life.
“What are you doing here?”
“This is my room, in case you forgot. You sleep in my bed, princess.”
She stared at me in a daze. Her two tiny hands gripped the blanket tightly to her chest.
“We don’t have much time. In an hour the funeral home will take your mother's body to the cemetery. Didn't you say you wanted to bury your mother next to your father's grave?”
“I’ll get ready quickly.”
Good. It seemed like she had regained all her senses. She grabbed the black dress and took it with her to the bathroom. I went out of
