Family Business
by EJ Leonard
Dev, you still up?
It’s 3AM, this better be good.
I prepped the wrong dead body for tomorrow
You WHAT!?!?
The old folks home gave us the wrong body!
The bereaved called and asked if she could change her mind on her husband’s outfit
YOU PREPPED A WOMAN
I KNOW THAT!
HOW DID YOU NOT REALIZE THIS SOONER!?
I was hungover today!
Dad is going to kill us! The viewing is at 9!
Yeah, so here’s where you come in now
What do you mean, now!?
Alex and I just went to the home and got the right body
But they don’t let anyone pick up now
We kinda snuck in
WHAT!? YOU STOLE THE BODY!?
I HAD NO CHOICE!
WHAT DID YOU DO WITH THE OTHER ONE??
Propped her up in a chair there : /
At the nursing home!?
Yeah…
I told Dad not to hire you!!!!
Whatever. So there was a snag getting this guy to the car
What did you do!?
We kind of dropped him face first on the pavement. Smashed his nose in
SO since you’re kind of an artist at fixing that stuff
For eff’s sake, I’m on my way
You are unbelievable!!
Oh my God…
WHAT NOW
Alex and I just pulled up at the funeral home…
And???
That body we brought back…the woman
She’s propped up on the porch outside
WHAT!? HOW!?
I DON’T KNOW!
Nobody saw us go in or out of that place
Are you messing with me!?
How the hell could I mess with you! You just told me everything two minutes ago!?
WELL HOW DID SHE GET HERE THEN!?
I don’t know!
What do I do??
Put her in the foyer, so nobody outside sees, then bring the other body downstairs
Okay…how far are you??
Far still. And there seems to be some sort of accident up ahead
Okay…well hurry up!
Alex and I put the guy downstairs
Go find the other person’s paperwork
There was no paperwork
They don’t drop the bodies off without the paperwork!!
Okay, I’ll look
I’m not finding anything, not to mention THIS IS REALLY CREEPING ME OUT!
How did she get there!?
Oh for eff’s sake…
Start the embalming process
Okay
Actually, first maybe go upstairs and move the woman
We don’t want Dad to see her if he comes in early
Okay, fine.
WTF!?
What!?
She’s not in the foyer!!!!
WHAT!?
We just came up here and she’s gone!!!
No she isn’t
SHE’S. GONE.
Well where could she have gone now!?
Someone else has to be here doing this
I just called out for whoever it is to come out
Nothing…
What if it’s a ghost!?
Don’t be stupid, prankster at best
Go out and see if she’s outside
She’s not. SHIT!
Did you check everywhere?
I checked everywhere!!
Well, we have bigger problems, so just go downstairs and start the embalming process
But this mystery if freaking me out!
JUST GO START THE PROCESS!
FINE!
Looks like I’m going to be stuck here awhile. Scanner says there’s a fatality in the vehicle. A woman named Marie Schmidt.
Oh my God…
You’re killing me here
She’s downstairs propped up in one of the chairs
Her eyes are open!
That’s impossible
It’s POSSIBLE AND IS HAPPENING
I’m locking her in the cooler
Okay, well after you do that, make sure you have the right paperwork for this guy
I can’t find his paperwork either
Did you check all of Dad’s desk?
YES!!!
You know sometimes he leaves that stuff in the viewing room upstairs
He was rushing around today
Okay, I’ll check
I FOUND IT! Also the other lady’s!!!
GREAT
Oh my god…
You keep saying that…
What did you say the name was for that fatality at the accident?
Marie Schmidt
This woman’s name is Marie Schmidt!!!
No it isn’t!
OMG, the date of death is listed as TODAY
Stop messing with me
FOR THE HUNDREDTH TIME I’M NOT MESSING WITH YOU!
This is some Back to the Future shit!!
There must be a typo and a huge coincidence
You locked her in the freezer right?
Yeah. I’m creeped out. I don’t want to go down there
Where’s Alex
He’s standing here completely white
Go down and see if she’s still there. Both of you…
This is a typo and a coincidence, and we need to get this work done before Dad comes in
I don’t want to
DO IT!
Fine. FINE!
OMG SCREW YOU!!! THIS ISN’T FUNNY!!
What!?
YOU AND DAD WERE IN ON THIS THE WHOLE TIME!?
LOLOL
…YUP!
He was just waiting down here with his arms folded with Uncle Frank.
Messing with dead bodies is fucked up!
Exactly, which is why you need to be on top of your damn game
Are you even in the car right now?
If by car, you mean watching Netflix at home. Then yes.
GOODNIGHT!!!
I HATE YOU!!!
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