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Returning to Base
Chapter 1

It was a warm summer Morning in Colorado, when Eric arrived. With just one duffel bag in hand, a Whole new experience of uncertainty laid before him. He had just received the message, a day before, from the family lawyer that mom had passed on. It had being unexpected and a total shock when he received the phone call, yet what came after that, knocked the sunshine out of his day.
"you have to be here within 48 hours Eric" George had said "because your mom left Strict orders that she was to be buried immediately after demise."
"What?" That Eric was in shock, was more than obvious, but George wasn't done with the briefing, so he went on.
"She wanted nothing fancy, and due to her health situations, she wanted to be laid to rest as soon as possible" and before Eric could interrupt, he quickly added "and she wanted her will, to be read immediately after her burial."
Silence deafened the phone lines as Eric was lost for words "Hello Eric, Are you Still There?" George wanted to be sure.
"Wow, have I being gone for so long George, that...