A hush fell over the room, a chill rippling through the mourners as all eyes turned to the coffin. The little girl’s voice cut through the silence, insisting her father was only sleeping. Shock and disbelief rippled among the guests, while the priest hesitated, glancing at the widow. Confusion and fear etched her face as her daughter clung to the coffin edge.
An elderly uncle, once a physician, stepped forward. Compelled by the child’s plea, he asked permission to check the body. With trembling fingers, he pressed the man’s wrist. Time seemed to freeze—until his eyes widened. A faint pulse. “He’s alive,” he whispered.
The room erupted in gasps and chaos as staff and guests scrambled. The widow held her daughter tight, hope warring with fear. Paramedics arrived, opening the coffin to find shallow breaths. The man was rushed to the hospital, the funeral turned to rescue. The girl’s innocent insistence became a miracle, shattering death’s finality.