Chapter XXIII
December 6, 2020
It had been an emotional week for William. They had a small ceremony for his
father. His sister's family and his were all who attended. He and Willow worked on
the obituary for hours over the course of two days. William didn’t know if he could
sum up his father's life in four or five paragraphs.
Emily did attend the ceremony to be supportive of him and their children. He wasn't
sure if it was habit for her since they had been married for fourteen years or if
she did intend to be his best friend. Either way, William didn't expect it to last
long.
Willow was meeting him at his father's house to get it ready to sell. They needed
to clean it out. William dreaded thinking about it. He arrived at the
house early to look around. He knew he would never be able to decide what to keep
or what to throw out. If it were up to him, he would sell the house as-is and let
the new owners take care of it.
William entered his old bedroom. His old posters had been taken down but the paint
on the wall where they once hung appeared fresher than sections which didn't
contain posters. William had left things from high school behind when he moved out.
He looked at a trophy from when he played intramural basketball in elementary
school. He never cared about the sport but David and Eric had played and he hadn't