I Saw the Sign!
Ella came out of the room wearing white attire.
"Are you ready?" asked Julia.
Ella nodded her head in silence.
Several men entered the house and lifted the coffin, they exited the house and settled the casket into the wooden cart drawn by the horse. It was adorned by white flowers on all sides.
The leader of the village gave his go signal and the funeral procession was moving at a steady pace...heading to the public cemetery.
Thick clouds were hovering above the sky shielding the people from the rays of the sun.
Ella was holding her handkerchief in place as tears rolled by in her face nonstop. She never expected this day would come. Her aunt is healthy! Why does she have to die a sudden death!? If she only knew in advance that this would happen, she would have done everything in her power to stop her aunt from going.
Julia rubbed her friend's back consoling her, sharing her burden, it's the least she can do for her grieving friend.