Chapter 5

What did it feel like to be cremated?

I felt like no one would have more of a right to answer that question than Louis… Unless they wanted to be cremated alive too, maybe.

"Hello ma'am. Here are the different plans we've got." The staff handed me a pamphlet as she introduced the contents by memory. "We have the regular plan, the advanced plan, the luxury plan, and the rocket plan. I do need to let you know that the regular plan uses traditional methods and equipment, meaning that our staff would have to flip the corpse with a hook throughout the entire process, so it might not be the best for the body."

That was honestly the one I wanted to pick. Nothing would suit him more than being burned alive while being rotated by a hook!

On the off chance that he woke up immediately because of the pain, however, the consequences would be annoying to handle, to say the least, so I gave up.

In the end, I tapped at the pamphlet. "Let's go with the rocket plan."

I didn't really care about the newest technologies they employed or their funeral package, but I liked that they'd turn the ashes into fireworks. It'd be quite the fitting sight for a celebration, wouldn't it?

"Gosh, you've got quite the eye, ma'am!" The staff smiled brightly and proceeded to let me sign the contract. "For the sake of letting you take a picture with the fireworks, we suggest you carry out the process of cremation at night."

However, I didn't have that much time, so I lowered my head sadly. "Morning will do… I'll take these fireworks and keep them at home. I'm planning on setting these fireworks off once my child is eighteen years old, as a final gift their father gave for becoming an adult.

"That way, my child will know how much their father loved them…"

"Goodness, sweetheart, I'm so sorry…" Seeing me reach down to caress my abdomen, the staff even changed the way she addressed me out of pity.

I turned my face to look outside the window and sighed, trying my best to stop myself from smiling. "It's alright. Just help me get things arranged as soon as possible."

That was because, under the white cloth, Louis' finger twitched a few more times.

The greatest benefit of picking the rocket package, in actuality, was that I didn't need to wait in line.

As Louis was pushed into the cremator, I started to sob again. "My dear, you've always worked so hard for money, so please don't worry about it anymore in the afterlife!"

The staff all commented on how a good wife I was, and even gave me the opportunity to press the button to activate the cremation myself.

"Goodbye, honey."

Have a fun time burning in there, you deserve it!

However, I hadn't managed to press it before Lily's voice rang out from behind me. "Stop right there, you psycho!"

She stumbled into the room, visibly panicked from the current situation, while Johnny came in after her, panting as he tried to catch his breath.

"Luna, how could you bring him here to be cremated without permission?!"

Hah, he was trying to pin the blame on me.

Judging from the looks the staff members were giving me, it was starting to work.

"Well, you two passed out because you were too sad, so I couldn't do anything but come here by myself. Besides, weren't you the ones who were insistent on having him cremated soon?" There was no hesitation or anxiety in my words, and my tears flowed down my cheeks naturally. "Besides, I did question your brother's death, but you didn't allow me to make a police report…"

At this point, the staff members were probably already having a blast at this scene.

Hearing this, Johnny changed his expression drastically. "Hey, don't say that! Mom and I just thought that we didn't need to trouble the police any further, since they've passed the verdict!"

When I heard this, my expression became even more saddened. "Then why can't I cremate him?

"No way… Can he still be saved?"