Oremus: Absolve, quaesumus, Domine, animas famulorum famularumque tuarum et omnium fide-lium defunctorum, ab omni vinculo delictorum… It was a dark autumn morning when Sam Louis was buried in the cemetery from Woodlawn. The sky was filled with tears and the firmament exploded with roars of thunder and lighting. Despite the bad weather, a lone crow hovered in a circle above the funeral congregation. No one was aware of his presence until he started croaking. Deborah Hernandez looked up and instantly felt a cold fear grip her heart. There was something menacing about the bird… but in resurrectionis gloria inter Sanctos et Electos tuos resuscitati breathe. By Christum Dominum nostrum. Amen. A large canopy was erected to shelter the assembly. As there was such a large turnout, many had to stand outside the cover with their umbrellas pushing against the fervent wind and rain. But everyone did not care about the bad weather and listened in a whisper to the Latin prayers for the dead. Everyone was there. Everyone came to pay their last respects. Everyone except Deborah's family. Sam was too country, they said. He wasn't up to it. But they didn't know much. Inclina, Domine, aurem tuam ad preces nostras, quibus misericordiam tuam supplices deprecamur, ut animam famuli tui N., quam de hoc saeculo migrare iussisti… The church members and most of Sam's friends stood on both sides of the hollow grave with family members occupying one end and Father Harry O'Connor presiding over the ceremony standing at the other end. Deborah stood between a friend from church and Alfa Kanaza, a childhood friend. Deborah's grief was immeasurable, her strength was gone. She seemed to have aged ten years... middle of paper ......not like "Mrs". Louis. » Her heart grew weak and frightened as she began to realize that her life was about to take another turn for the worse. Sam's prolonged care had depleted the couple's savings and she was two months behind on her rent payment. The word 'expulsion' flashed in his mind like a red neon sign and sent shivers of panic down his spine. Oh my God ! What am I going to do?Domine Iesu Christe, Rex gloriae, libera animas omnium fidelium defunctorum de poenis inferni et de profundo lacu; libera eas de ore leonis, ne absorbat eas tartarus… Suddenly, a cacophony of screams and screams exploded as the coffin was lowered into the dark void of eternity. Deborah has fainted.… ne cadent in obscurum; sed signifer sanctus Michael repraesentet eas in lucem sanctam, quam olim Abrahae promisisti et semini eius. Amen. And the rain continued to fall relentlessly.