Melomiri

My Unclaimed Ashes Waited Five Years for Your Regret

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Five years after I died, my body was still at the Riverbend Funeral Home, unclaimed. My best friend, Stacey, had drained her savings, and it was only enough to cover the storage fees for one more week. The staff had warned her: get a burial plot, or my remains would be cremated. Without a signature from a direct family member, they would dispose of the ashes themselves. Desperate, Stacey finally called my brother. “Dorian Spencer,” she said, her voice tight with fury. “Are you really going to abandon your own sister’s remains for your little pseudo-sister?” My brother’s voice was a cold…

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