The entire Memorial Hall was tightly surrounded.
The two people exchanged courteous greetings. Sophia Taylor handed three sticks of incense to each of them.
Christopher Robinson and Amelia Cobb symbolically paid their respects and then returned the incense to Sophia Taylor.
Just as Christopher Robinson and Amelia Cobb turned to leave, Yvonne Jones removed the incense they had placed in front of the Jones family to show their condolence and threw it on the ground.
The ashes slipped across the floor and brushed against the back of Amelia Cobb's leg just as she stepped over the threshold.
The heat made her turn around.
Amelia Cobb stood at the entrance of the Memorial Hall, her arm entwined with Christopher Robinson's. Her gaze fixed on Yvonne Jones and she appeared to be judging her for her wicked deeds, like a judge from the heavens.
Christopher Robinson stood next to Amelia Cobb, lowered his gaze, and briefly looked at her heel.