Carmen stood outside the church in a black wrap dress and a pair of low black heels. She contemplated rather to go to inside or not. She felt guilty even thinking this. Jenny had been special to her but over the years they kept in touch very little. Carmen switched Angel to her other hip. He was sleeping on her shoulder and his eyes were half cast. Rain started to pour down which made her decision a lot easier to make. She didn’t want Angel to catch a cold despite her obvious trepidation. She walked briskly inside and sat in the back. The service was nice and she saw some familiar faces but no one from the gang. She was glad that they did a closed casket because she wasn’t sure how Angel would react to seeing the body. She didn’t know how to explain this to him so she just said they wearing going to see some old friends of hers. The preacher signaled for the party to meet at the burial ground. She went out to her car and strapped her son in and then proceeded to the burial site. Most of the people who went to the service were not at the burial site. The only ones present were the gang and she guessed Jenny’s immediate family. She noticed Shane immediately. She was dressed in all black and trying her hardest not to cry after all these years the site of her was breathtaking to Carmen. Her breath was literary caught in her throat. Shane was looking as the coffin was lowered slowly into the ground. Carmen shed a few tears for her tortured friend but she knew what little pain she was feeling was probably nothing compared to that of Shane’s. Jenny and Shane had always been close. Best friends for all of time. Angel struggled in her arms. Carmen patted his back to soothe him but he became restless. He started to whine in her arms, and the duo was gaining attention. Shane fixated her eyes on Carmen and then the toddler, confusion written all over her face. Shane was surprised to see Carmen here but even more surprised to see the child. Angel wanted out of her arms so Carmen placed him down on the grass and fixed his tuxedo jacket.