The Funeral    by Carrie Waugh
Price: Free! 2430 words. Published on August 11, 2011. Fiction.
When Eve learns of her mother's death, she doesn't mourn her loss. Instead, she dreads the idea of dealing with the rest of the family. Forced to return to the life and people she struggled to abandon, Eve comes to understand that some families are more than flesh and blood. This is a short story (2500 words)