FOURTEEN
Marie held onto the box of remains of her spiritual mentor and friend and stared out of the SUV window. Her brain was in a fog as cars and buildings whipped by along the road. Her mind drifted back to a conversation she had when Myra was in the hospital with pneumonia regarding her last will and testament. Marie protested loudly and didn’t want to know where it was kept or what it contained. After being forced by Myra to read and understand the legal jargon, she somehow wondered if Myra knew she was going to die. Either way, she was glad she read the will because Myra wanted to be cremated and scattered all over Sullivan’s Island, as it was legally stated, “Amongst the earth and water.”
Marie wiped the continued flood of tears off her face and closed her eyes as the SUV came to
