In a way, he’s grateful for the numbness in his chest and limbs. He doesn’t have to think about the fact that he’s burying his daughter, or the way her blue hand had drained itself of warmth as she slipped away from the world. He doesn’t have to think about the bite marks on his arm that cause his arm to ache and sting, blood staining the inside of his sweatshirt.
Doesn’t have to think about how she will never come back.
And as Murphy spends time alone, unable to cry or yell or do anything, he tries to ignore the subtle signs that he may be losing his mind. He shouldn’t be hearing scratching from Lucy’s grave, shouldn’t have to force himself not to turn at the sigh of what may be an animal scratching at the mount of dirt. But soon, the angers builds, reaches a terrifying crescendo as he goes to slice the head off of whatever cruel thing must be disturbing her rest -
Only to find that something is pushing up from the dirt from beneath the crust.