Chris just bit her bottom lip like she always did when she was upset. She didn't cry, or say anything, she just starred at the coffin. Jack was on her right, Bobby on her left with Jerry next to him. Angel still wasn't there.
All of Evelyn's friends were there, a few neighborhood kids, and some of the people she helped out over the years. A few people spoke and a girl from the neighborhood sang a song.
Aftwerward everone started to head over to Jerry's house. Chris was the last one to leave, still trying to figure out how this could happen. Finally she got in her car and headed over to Jerry's.
Green was an old family friend and now a cop. He was in the car with his new partner Fowler informing him on the Mercer's. Chris pulled up to Jerry's and saw him. She got out of the car and walked to Jack who was just lighting a cigarette.
"If I lose you to those things Jack I swear every smoke in the world is going to hate you when I take down the cigarette company."
"You're not going to lose me to these things. I've got lungs of steal." He said blowing out a big puff of smoke.
"Come give your big sister a hug." He flicked the ashes off the cigarette and pulled Chris into a hug. Jack towered her by a couple inches but he was still little brother to her.
'Aww, isn't that a sight?" Bobby commented walking over to them. "Big sister and little brother."
"Go to Hell Bobby."
"You first big sis." He hugged her too and placed his hand on top of Jack's head. "You two alright?"
Jack just nodded his head.
"Lets go see Jerry." Was all Chris said. She headed up the drive way were Jerry was talking to some of Evelyn's friend from work.
"Hey big sis. Nice of you to show." He said as the group of ladies went inside.
"Like I'd miss my own mother's funeral." she gave Jerry a hug as Jack and Bobby walked up to the both of them. Bobby and Jack hugged Jerry and they started joking around.
Chris occasionally glanced over at the car across the street the held two cops.
"C'mon lets go inside." Jerry suggested. The three followed Jerry inside the house.
Jack and Bobby went to the backyard to see the girls but Chris stayed inside.
"How you been Jerry?" she asked.
"I been good Chris. I gotta house, a family. What about you? I haven't seen you since you left."
"You know me Jerry. White picket fence with a dog and a pool." She said sarcastically.
"Ha. That'll be the day right?"
"She had to put at least one of us on the right path right Jerry. Just happened to be you."
"It could've have been you."
Chris laughed at this."No, no I lost the chance the moment I was concieved. This will probably never be me Jerry."
"You never know Chris."
"Yeah I do Jerry. But..."
"It's okay with you... yeah I know. It's always okay with you Chris."
"Not always Jerry. It's not okay when someone I care about gets gunned down in a conveinece store."
"Chris don't..."
"I'm gonna head outside with Bobby and Jack." She said cutting him off. She headed for the backyard before he could say anything else.
As she walked to Jack and Bobby she saw them talking to Green and Fowler and she heard part of their conversation.
"I didn't come back for a funneral." she heard Bobby say.
"Thanks for the offer but we got it under control." Fowler responded.
"I'm sure my brother wasn't making an offer." Chris eye the two cops. "Nice to see you Green."
"Chris, how you been?"
"You know me, all smiles and sunshine. Until someone decides it's alright to gun my mother down in a conveinece store."
"We got these punks, let us handle it. got a witness that says he saw two gangbanger enter the store around the time of the shooting."
"Forgive me if I don't trust Detroit's finest. I got away with a lot of things in this town because of dumbass cops who couldn't find tits in a strip joint. You expect me to trust you guys to find out who killed my mother?"
"Chris..."
"How about I make you a deal Green? You and your partner go inside get warmed up, grab something to eat and you can get back to work. and in return I'll try to leave Detroit in one piece when I leave."
With that the Mercers decided it was time to go back home.