Opening Lines of Book TWO

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If I don't get these pins out soon, I am gonna go absolutely insane!" Colleen leaned and reached for her leg.

"Don't touch that!" Joan scolded. "You wanna get it infected now?"

Colleen stopped short, surprised at Joan's volume level, which was far too high for a funeral home. Her face flashed suddenly. "Don't get me started, Mother," she hissed. "Especially on a day like today."

"If you get an infection, don't come runnin' to me," said Joan, unaware of her own pun.

"Oh hardy har har," Colleen said with a groan and collapsed limply against the wheelchair's backrest. "Very funny. And keep your voice down, for Christ's sake! Even the dead people heard you!"