The phone rang. Her heart dropped. It was her sister. Mom had passed.
She remembered the divorce. The pain. The heartache. It was all coming back.
Old home wasn’t home anymore. It was different. Everything was different. It seemed wrong.
She remembered the run away. She remembered why she left. Not why she returned.
An old friend took her in. She saw her sister. It would never be the same.
She remembered the psych hospital. The surprise attack. The extended stay.
Her mom’s family flew in. They were all older. They all saw it differently.
She remembered the custody battle. The ‘you owe me’s. The impossibilities.
The funeral was hard. She felt out of place. She cried and said goodbye.
She remembered the deployment. The unwelcoming return to mom and sister.
Leaving wasn’t easy. Getting home to her kids was. Life would go on.
She remembered the wedding. The hope of reconciliation. The disappointment.
Her sister didn’t want her help. Her sister took that part of her life away from her.
She looked forward. The hope of a new light, a new day, a new start.
She remembered the divorce. The pain. The heartache. It was all coming back.
Old home wasn’t home anymore. It was different. Everything was different. It seemed wrong.
She remembered the run away. She remembered why she left. Not why she returned.
An old friend took her in. She saw her sister. It would never be the same.
She remembered the psych hospital. The surprise attack. The extended stay.
Her mom’s family flew in. They were all older. They all saw it differently.
She remembered the custody battle. The ‘you owe me’s. The impossibilities.
The funeral was hard. She felt out of place. She cried and said goodbye.
She remembered the deployment. The unwelcoming return to mom and sister.
Leaving wasn’t easy. Getting home to her kids was. Life would go on.
She remembered the wedding. The hope of reconciliation. The disappointment.
Her sister didn’t want her help. Her sister took that part of her life away from her.
She looked forward. The hope of a new light, a new day, a new start.