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Funeral March
100 Faces in 100 Stories — No55
Feb 24, 2023
Lady Svetlana didn’t shed a tear as her husband’s body was lowered into the grave. Only when the coffin hit the bottom with a soft thud did she look up and take a shaky breath.
When she turned to look at me, there wasn’t a trace of sadness on her face. “Shall we go, Alexei?”
“Yes, my lady,” I said as I took her arm in the crook of mine.
“It’s ironic. He would have hated it all. But I feel peace.”
“Is that so?”
“Yes, Alexei, though I think my husband’s ghost will haunt me for all of time.”
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