"The small group of pallbearers, faces gaunt and bleached by grief, cinched the unfamiliar knot of their new black ties."
"They stepped forward reluctantly when their time came, lifting the weight of Alan McCluskey's coffin on to their young shoulders in one unified heave."
Broken parents were held up by their children in their grief after an unfathomable road-crash tragedy. A small group of pallbearers, their faces gaunt and bleached by grief, cinched the unfamiliar knot of new black ties. The pallbearers were young and reluctant as they stepped forward when their time came. They lifted the weight of Alan McCluskey's coffin onto their young shoulders in one unified heave. The scene combined physical strain with overwhelming sorrow as family members assumed responsibilities beyond their years. The collective movement underscored a sudden role reversal as children supported grieving parents.
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