The funeral was loaded with people, from the entire fire department that could make it. The family and friends sat before the casket as the Priest gave his speech. Everyone was crying, except for Mercedes, who sat, numb, next to her brother and husband. Once the casket was put in the ground, everyone went to the Station for the post-funeral get together. Mercedes was on shift, since she way the only one who couldn't get the day off. She moved into her office and slammed the door. Everyone watched her in her office as she moved to her desk and did paperwork.
"What a bitch. How do you live with her?" Angelina looked up at Mikey, who stared down at her in shock.
"Don't say that about her! What are you, nuts? She just lost someone under her command. Did you hear nothing your father, my uncle, and my father said to you?"
"What? She didn't even cry! We all did!"
"And that makes her bad? Maybe, did you ever think, that she cried her eyes out the entire 3 days she got off? But you're too selfish to think of that! If you're that selfish, we shouldn't be together." He walked away from her disgusted. He moved upstairs and laid on his bunk and looked up at the ceiling. Ty moved to his daughter and moved her downstairs and outside.
"You need to get over this selfish phase, Angelina! I hear one more thing out of you; I will take you over my knee like your 5 again!"
"Mikey just dumped me, and I'm the bad one here?" She started to cry. She had been with Mikey for 2 years.
"He dumped you because you're a selfish brat who only thinks of herself! You deserved it!" He walked away form her, leaving her there to cry. He went back upstairs and continued to mingle, while Bosco went into his sister's office.
"Are you all right, Merc?"
"No." She got up and walked out to Jimmy and passed him a slip of paper.
"What is this?"
"My resignation. In 2 weeks, I retire."
"But. You can't! I need you here."
"No one else does, so oh well. I quit." She went downstairs and got in her car and drove off. Maurice came out and looked at Jimmy, who was reading the paper.
"Damn it!" Jimmy cried out. Everyone saw her gives him the paper and they all sighed. Carlos moved behind Jimmy and read the resignation paper, and shook his head.
"What a bitch. How do you live with her?" Angelina looked up at Mikey, who stared down at her in shock.
"Don't say that about her! What are you, nuts? She just lost someone under her command. Did you hear nothing your father, my uncle, and my father said to you?"
"What? She didn't even cry! We all did!"
"And that makes her bad? Maybe, did you ever think, that she cried her eyes out the entire 3 days she got off? But you're too selfish to think of that! If you're that selfish, we shouldn't be together." He walked away from her disgusted. He moved upstairs and laid on his bunk and looked up at the ceiling. Ty moved to his daughter and moved her downstairs and outside.
"You need to get over this selfish phase, Angelina! I hear one more thing out of you; I will take you over my knee like your 5 again!"
"Mikey just dumped me, and I'm the bad one here?" She started to cry. She had been with Mikey for 2 years.
"He dumped you because you're a selfish brat who only thinks of herself! You deserved it!" He walked away form her, leaving her there to cry. He went back upstairs and continued to mingle, while Bosco went into his sister's office.
"Are you all right, Merc?"
"No." She got up and walked out to Jimmy and passed him a slip of paper.
"What is this?"
"My resignation. In 2 weeks, I retire."
"But. You can't! I need you here."
"No one else does, so oh well. I quit." She went downstairs and got in her car and drove off. Maurice came out and looked at Jimmy, who was reading the paper.
"Damn it!" Jimmy cried out. Everyone saw her gives him the paper and they all sighed. Carlos moved behind Jimmy and read the resignation paper, and shook his head.