The alarm clock sounding 6 AM jolted Zeke from his sleep. He withdrew from Brenda; kissed her on the lips and quickly dressed. Returning he carried Brenda’s corpse to the elevator. Once back in the preparation room; he placed Brenda’s corpse back on the table. A tube up her vagina and some warm water washed away the contents that Zeke had deposited in her. He quickly washed the makeup/lip-stick from her faces and toweled her off.
Zeke retrieved the clothes bags and placed the appropriate bag beside each body. He opened the bag for Brenda and removed the underwear and stockings. He placed the size 36C black lace bra on her breasts and then lifted the body to fasten it behind and then adjusted each breast in the cup. A black garter belt was fastened in place around her waist. Matching black lace panties were pulled over the feet , shapely legs and thighs until they were in place covering her crotch. Zeke took out pair of sheer nylon stockings and rolled them over Brenda’s feet and luscious legs and fastened them in place. He carried her to the reclined chair attached to a sink where her hair would be done in the afternoon and placed her neck in the opening. A plastic barber sheet with elasticized neck was placed over her. She was ready for the hairdresser. Now the bag for Jane was opened and he out the underwear and stockings. He placed the 38D champagne colored bra on her big breasts and then lifted the body to fasten it behind and then adjusted each breast in its cup. Matching champagne colored panties were pulled over the feet, shapely long legs and luscious thighs until they were in place. Zeke took out a pair of sand colored thigh high stockings and rolled them over Jane’s feet and long shapely tanned legs . He carried her to the chair beside Brenda’s body and placed her neck in the sink opening. A plastic barber sheet with elasticized neck was placed over her so she would be ready for the afternoon styling.Finally the bag for Ashley was opened and Zeke removed the underwear and stockings. He placed the size 34B strapless white lace bra on her small breasts and then lifted the body to fasten it behind. A white garter belt was fastened in place around her waist. Lacy white matching panties were pulled over the feet, pale legs and thighs until they were in place. Zeke took out a pair of white textured stockings and rolled them over Ashley’s feet and legs and fastened them in place. He carried her to the last open chair and laid her neck in the opening to the sink and placed the barber sheet on her.
Kay the hairdresser arrived early around noon and she was escorted by Zeke to where the corpses were. It always distressing for her to wash and style dead peoples hair but she felt she had an obligation to her clients to make them look their best for their final occasion. Zeke had a recent photograph of each that Mrs. Carson had brought to assist in the hair styling and makeup. Kay looked at the photograph of Jane and decided to start with her. She didn’t normally do Jane’s hair so she stared at the photo intently and then began. While Kay was working on Jane; Zeke placed the photographs beside each corpse and brought out the makeup kits. He would start on Jane as soon as Kay was finished with her. He now rolled the coffins ***********ed for each into the 3 viewing rooms ,opened the partitions to make it one large room and obtained the bags with the remainder of the burial clothes and draped each over the correct coffin. Kay applied the finishing touches to Jane’s style and looked at Zeke for his comments. He nodded his approval and gave a weak smile which was about all the smiling he ever did. Kay moved on to Ashley and Zeke started the makeup on Jane. Kay was affected more by Ashley’s death than the others. It was awful that she died so young with her whole life ahead of her. Washing and styling Ashley’s short hair went rather quickly and Kay again asked Zeke for his approval. She received the same nod and quick smile as before. Zeke applied strawberry lipstick as the final touch on Jane and went on to Ashley as Kay began the wash of Brenda’s hair. This one would be the most difficult because of the splitting/removal of the scalp during the autopsy and the subsequent stitching back together. Kay’s thoughts turned to how long she had been doing Brenda’s hair; about 20 years she remembered. An excellent loyal customer; a shame to lose her. She took extra care to get the little bit of undercurl on the sides and back that Brenda had liked. Now she turned to Zeke for his approval. He looked Brenda’s hair over more carefully than the others and said “very good” with more than his usual faint smile. She left quickly to go open her salon. Zeke went back to work on Ashley. After the makeup was finished; he applied a light coating of rose lipstick to the lips. She looks good he thought and began to work on Brenda’s makeup paying particular attention to the bullet hole in the left side of her head that he had filled/repaired. Once the makeup was finished; he applied a light coating of dark plum lipstick to the lips and then looked at his work.
Zeke carried Brenda to her open silver-gray casket and arranged her inside with her head on the pillow. He slit the dark gray blouse and the light gray wool business suit jacket and skirt down the middle of their backs and placed the sleeves of the blouse and jacket over the hands and onto the arms and then shifted the body to arrange them neatly behind the back. He patted the panty covered crotch briefly before placing the skirt on and tucking it neatly behind on each side as well as adjusting the waist band and the hem that was several inches above the knees. The hands were now crossed over the middle of the jacket and the casket lower lid was closed. Brenda was now ready to be viewed.
Zeke carried Jane to her open bronze casket and arranged he inside with her head on the pillow. He slit the white lacy blouse, the dark burgundy blazer and the short black skirt down the middle of their backs and placed the sleeves of the blazer over the hands and onto the arms and then shifted the body as necessary to arrange them neatly in the back. He rubbed the shapely stocking covered thighs before placing the short skirt around her and tucking it neatly behind as well as adjusting the waist band and the hem that was at mid-thigh. He remembered that her mother had commented that it was one of Jane favorite outfits that she wore on TV. The hands were now crossed over the middle of the jacket and the casket lower lid was closed. Jane was now ready to be viewed.
Zeke carried Ashley to her light blue casket and arranged her inside with her head on the pillow. He pulled out the beautiful white wedding dress Ashley had already purchased for her planned wedding and slit it down the back and placed the sleeves over the hands and onto the arms and then shifted the body as necessary to arrange it neatly and tuck it in behind. He grandmother had decided on the burial in the wedding dress because she thought her granddaughter would be pleased. The hands were now crossed over the middle of her lower chest and the lower casket lid was now closed. Young Ashley was now ready to be viewed.