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“My toupee….what should I do about my toupee?”

“What are you talking about Stan?”

“What I mean Bev, is should I wear the one with the bangs to the side, or the other one?”

“I don’t care; does it really matter at this point? The only other person that sees you besides me is the nurse and she doesn’t care. For heaven’s sake.”

“I hope that’s where I end up.”

“Where, heaven? She laughed. “Heaven? Your worried about that now huh?”

“Yes Bev, I’m worried about that!” He shouted.

Now that got her attention. There was something else in his voice this time that she hadn’t heard before. Maybe it was time to ease up on him.

But they always argued like this. It was just what they did. Even after they had left the doctor’s office that day Bev couldn’t believe Stan had wanted to pick out a suit. “A funeral suit”, he said. He didn’t want anyone accusing him of looking like a bum. He was going to get it now while he was still in his right mind because lord knows what Bev would dress him up in for the viewing. He even made a big fuss about his white paten leather shoes. He complained to the salesman that one of them had a scuff on the heel.

“You’re only going to be exposed from the waist up Stan! Oh, you are something else!”

She looked over and Stan was asleep. He had these episodes where he would be so feisty she just wanted to scream, but lately they were coming few and far between.

“Stan…Stan, wake up. Stanley !”

“Huh?”

“The nurse is here. Are you going to put on your toupee?”

“No, not today.”

“What? Are you sure?”

“Yeah. I had a dream. I was naked. I felt so free. I was at the office and I was naked and nobody cared.”

“The office? You haven’t been to the office in 20 years. Why are you dreaming about the office now?”

“I don’t know Beverly . I just know I love you.”

“What? Oh, I love you too Stanly”

“I’m so tired.”

“Get some rest my love. I’ll be right here.”

“Ok.”

*****

A week later Bev sat at the viewing. It was busier than she thought it would be, that’s for sure. He didn’t have any friends did he? They’re probably just here for the food.

“Aunt Bev, why is the casket closed?”

“Oh, hi Christine. Well, why don’t you go up there and take a little peek.”

“You mean go look in the coffin?”

“Yeah, go ahead. Nobody will notice. They’re just here for the food anyway.”

“Ok.”

She walked slowly through the crowd of guests. Aunt Bev was right. They all had plates in their hands and were engrossed in their own conversations. It was heavy, but she managed to open it a few inches and closed it back really quick.

Bev watched as her niece turned around slowly with a half smile on her faced and mouthed the words….

“He’s naked.”

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