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Trouble in Mudbug 2
Chapter 1
“I still can’t believe she’s gone,” MaryseRobicheaux murmured as she stared down atthe woman in the coffin.Of course, the pink suit was a deadgiveaway—so to speak—that the wearer wasno longer with them. For the miserable twoyears and thirty-two days she’d had to dealwith her mother-in-law, Maryse had never once seen her wear a color other than black. Now she sorta resembled the Stay-PuftMarshmallow Man dressed in Pepto-Bismol.“I can’t believe it either,” Sabine whispered
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Trouble in Mudbug 3
 back. “I didn’t know evil incarnate could die.”Maryse jabbed her best friend with her elbow. “For Pete’s sake, we’re at the woman’sfuneral. Show some respect.”Sabine let out a sigh. “Maryse, that womangave you holy hell. And her son was worse. Idon’t even understand why you wanted tocome.”Maryse stared at the casket again and shook her head. “I don’t know. I just felt compelledto. I can’t really explain it.”And that was the God’s honest truth. She’dhad no intention of attending Helena Henry’sfuneral. Yet after her morning shower, she’dstood in front of her closet and pulled out her dark navy “interview” suit and matching pumps instead of her usual work clothes of  jeans, T-shirt, and rubber boots.Looking down at Helena, Maryse stilldidn’t know why she was there. If she’d comefor some sort of closure, it hadn’t happened.But then, what had she expected—the deadwoman to pop up out of the coffin andapologize for bringing the most useless man in
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