Chasing Happiness
“She hadn’t gotten past the headline because a picture of Dan and Maggie in bed was burned into her mind, and she couldn’t focus on anything else.
“Good morning, dear.” Her mom kissed her cheek. “You look exhausted. Didn’t you sleep last night?”
“Not much.” Zoe noticed her mother had dark rings too. “You look pretty tired yourself. Are you feeling okay?”
Mary had high blood pressure and a few other problems that were a worry. Especially, since her mom had a habit of acting like everything was ok...ay when it wasn’t. And Zoe had inherited that unfortunate trait from her.
She took one last sip of coffee, then pushed her chair back from the table. “I’ll see you later, Mom. Don’t try to do too much today. The house looks fine. I don’t want to come home from work and find that you’d gone crazy cleaning.”
Mary rolled her eyes. “Yes, dear.”
Zoe doubted she’d listen but felt better for having said it. She quickly left the house before her mom could start bombarding her with questions as to why she hadn’t slept.MoreLess
“Good morning, dear.” Her mom kissed her cheek. “You look exhausted. Didn’t you sleep last night?”
“Not much.” Zoe noticed her mother had dark rings too. “You look pretty tired yourself. Are you feeling okay?”
Mary had high blood pressure and a few other problems that were a worry. Especially, since her mom had a habit of acting like everything was ok...ay when it wasn’t. And Zoe had inherited that unfortunate trait from her.
She took one last sip of coffee, then pushed her chair back from the table. “I’ll see you later, Mom. Don’t try to do too much today. The house looks fine. I don’t want to come home from work and find that you’d gone crazy cleaning.”
Mary rolled her eyes. “Yes, dear.”
Zoe doubted she’d listen but felt better for having said it. She quickly left the house before her mom could start bombarding her with questions as to why she hadn’t slept.MoreLess
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