[Kaliko]

A mile out from the funeral home, William pulled over to a desolate gas station, filled up his car, and then got back in. He sat there for a few moments, staring at nothing in particular. Then he opened the glove compartment and dug around for a little while before pulling out a small pill bottle. He shook it a little; there weren't many left.

William sighed a little as he read his name on the prescription label. He opened the top and glanced inside. That should be enough to get through this weekend and midterms. Yeah, he just needed to focus on one day at a time. So he took a pill before putting the bottle away and driving on toward the funeral home.

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The funeral party wasn't very large. Only some of the closer family seemed to arrive along with a handful of friends. They were solemn, but there weren't any tears yet as they filtered inside for the service. Most of them were fashionably early.

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William took a moment to straighten his tie, check his hair, and silence his phone before making his way to the chapel. He was right on time.