My Sister Refused To Open Dad’s Casket, And The Reason Made The Whole Church Scream.
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Chapter 11
I testified on the third day.
I described the funeral.
The closed casket.
Claire stopping me.
The slap.
The empty satin.
Dad’s watch.
The note.
His voice on the speakers.
The prosecutor asked, “Why did you insist on seeing your father?”
I answered honestly.
“Because something felt wrong.”
“Did your sister want you to trust that feeling?”
“No.”
“What did she do?”
“She hit me.”
The defense asked if I hated Claire.
I looked at my sister.
“No.”
That surprised everyone.
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Then I said, “I miss who I thought she was. But I believe what she did.”
The defense had no good follow-up.
