On the third day Mom finally got out of bed again because we all had to go to the funeral. There was no viewing as there was no body found to put into the casket. Instead, we went to the docks were the fire had happened and tossed a wreathe into the water when they said my dad’s name.
It was after two names were read that I saw Larry and Chris toss wreaths into the water. Later, I found out that those two wreaths were for their father and uncle.
As we were heading back to the car a man came up to us. He was walking on crutches and at first I hadn’t realized who he was, but then I saw BB walking behind him looking at the ground.
“BB!” I said, glad to see him.
When he looked up at me he smiled and then did something weird; he hugged and kissed me on the lips right there in front of everyone.