They were about to cre:mate my pregnant wife when I pleaded, “Open the coffin… just once.” They all laughed, until her belly moved. My mother-in-law turned pale. My brother-in-law hissed, “Close it now.” But I’d seen enough.

“That’s enough.”

“I want to see her one last time.”

“No.”

The answer came too fast.

The room fell silent.

I slowly turned toward Dr. Crane.

“If she truly died naturally,” I said calmly, “then opening the coffin shouldn’t scare anyone.”

The doctor swallowed hard.

Marcus laughed softly.

“You’re embarrassing yourself.”

“Then let me embarrass myself properly.”

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