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I felt everything.
The funeral was a blur. Hugs. Casseroles.
After everyone left, the house felt hollow.
Her cardigan drooped on the chair. Her slippers sat by the bed. Her smell lingered faintly in the hallway.
I wandered from room to room, waiting for her to yell at me for tracking in mud.
No one yelled.
Three days later, the mailman showed up with a certified letter.
“Sorry for your loss,” he said, handing me the little electronic pad to sign.
The envelope had my name on it.
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