Myrtle put on a pair of reading glasses and prepared to read the will with complete focus. This left a rather uncomfortable silence in the room. Miles smiled weakly at Shay who seemed to be desperately casting about in her mind for something to say.
Finally Shay said, “It was just too kind of you to bring food by.”
Miles said, “It was our pleasure. Myrtle made all the arrangements. We were sorry to hear the news about Palmer. We just saw her yesterday, as a matter of fact. She was at our book club meeting.”
“Oh, that’s nice. I’m glad Palmer was able to have a fun day yesterday. Considering, well . . . ”
Shay started crying in earnest now.
Myrtle shot Miles a look. The sidekick was decidedly not supposed to instigate any crying.
Myrtle said, “As far as the will goes, it looks like
