Jason and Kerry sat next to each other on the park bench, staring into the frozen pond. Kerry rested her head on Jasons shoulder and closed her eyes for a while.
"Jason, It's so cold. It must be below freezing. I think we should go back to the church now"
"Okay, come on."
The walked back to the church in silence. The church service was over, but the Hennessey's had waited behind for Kerry to come back. CJ was standing at the front, standing stationarily, staring at the coffin.
"Poor CJ, no-one else believed in him, that openly anyway" Kate thought sympathetically. It was true CJ was not a success, he lived in a Hippy van, and for a while joined the army, then quit and became a Carni.
Kate came up and put her arm around him. "CJ, live with us, we need another male presence, and you will be most likely to get Rory talking again"
"Thanks Aunt Kate"
It was Bridget who had the idea of each one of them saying a final goodbye to Paul. Each one seemed to go on longer and longer. Soon it was Bridgets turn.
"Dad" she said, talking to him through the wood of the coffin "Whatever you want me to be, I'll be, okay. I just want to make you proud. I want to try really hard. I do. If you only had survived, I would have had your help. Daddy! Why did you leave me? I still need you. I feel so lonely, incomplete. Vulnerable! Oh Dad." Bridget collapsed onto the coffin, sobbing, occasionly saying things like "Oh Dad" or "Come back" or "I'm sorry" She finally got up and left, trying not to feel that an important peice of the Hennessy jigsaw had dissapeared
Okay, rubbish i know. once again. I dont own 8 simple rules, blah blah blah blah. you know the drill