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“Alright, everyone, get in.” Eunice stood by the hearse and waved the children over. Mina, Lent, Clarice, and Sara climbed in one by one, Eunice steadying each child with a hand as they stepped up.
“Thank you, Miss Eunice.”
“Thank you, Miss Eunice.”
She climbed in as well and pulled the door shut, latching it. When she turned around to look for a seat, she found one entire bench was already packed with the four children, leaving the opposite bench completely empty for her alone.
“Aren’t you cramped?” she asked.
In unison, they replied, “Miss Eunice, we’re not cramped.”
“Then does someone want to sit with me over here?” she asked, patting the empty seat.
No one spoke. Even Mina, usually the most considerate, suddenly looked bashful.
It was hard to know how to act when your math teacher suddenly became your future in-law. Shyness piled onto shyness, and the bold cheerleader energy Mina typically directed at her cousin was nowhere to be found.
“Alright then,” Eunice said with resignation as she sat on the opposite bench alone. In front of her, in the rear compartment of the hearse, were a grill, charcoal, skewers, vegetables, and meat that had been marinating since the night before.
Karon got in the driver’s seat. As he started the hearse, he glanced in the rearview mirror. “Mina, go sit with your big sister.”
Mina blinked, and could only smile. “Okay. Miss Eunice, I’m coming over.”
Eunice reached out to help Mina climb over. Once the girl was sitting beside her, Eunice took Mina’s small hand in her own.
Mina wore the kind of smile you might see on a child standing on stage to receive a certificate: proper, composed, and slightly stiff.
Across from them, Lent, Clarice, and Sara looked openly delighted at her misfortune.
“Sit tight and don’t shift around. If you need anything, tell me first. Understood?” Karon said.
“Yes.”
“Understood, Karon.”
The hearse pulled away, heading for a farm in the...
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