Marriage At a Distance
“Joanna, smiling, shaking hands with departing mourners, heard the words echoing in her head over and over again like a mantra.
It was her own personal act of faith, she thought defiantly. Something to cling to in the ongoing nightmare of the past few days.
It had almost been a relief to lose herself in the beauty of the funeral service that morning. The ancient parish church had been crowded, the affection and emotion from the congregation almost tangible.
She had walked composedly ...up the aisle with Gabriel at her side, and if significant glances and whispered comments had been exchanged she hadn’t noticed them.
The only distraction from the age-old words of sorrow and farewell had been Cynthia’s ostentatiously muffled sobbing. But then her behaviour had been over the top all week, Joanna thought wearily.
Her stepmother, constituting herself chief mourner, had plagued the staff with constant demands for service.MoreLess
It was her own personal act of faith, she thought defiantly. Something to cling to in the ongoing nightmare of the past few days.
It had almost been a relief to lose herself in the beauty of the funeral service that morning. The ancient parish church had been crowded, the affection and emotion from the congregation almost tangible.
She had walked composedly ...up the aisle with Gabriel at her side, and if significant glances and whispered comments had been exchanged she hadn’t noticed them.
The only distraction from the age-old words of sorrow and farewell had been Cynthia’s ostentatiously muffled sobbing. But then her behaviour had been over the top all week, Joanna thought wearily.
Her stepmother, constituting herself chief mourner, had plagued the staff with constant demands for service.MoreLess
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