Midnight Caller (2010)
“Carol loved flowers. She glanced around the church. The pews overflowed with mourners. Neighbors. Coworkers. Former patients. Friends. Look, Carol. See how many people loved you? See how much you’ll be missed?
Tears slid down her face and dripped onto her black blouse. She swiped a hand across her cheek and stared at the liquid. Tears? I’ve cried so much I didn’t think I had a drop of liquid left.
Tony, sitting on her left, reached inside his jacket, pulled out a clean white handkerchief and pr...essed it into her hand.
“Thank you,” she whispered, sniffing into its softness, and then wadding it into a ball in her fist.
Patrick’s arm rested across her aunt’s shoulders. Erin smiled. Tess deserved love in her life. Somehow it seemed appropriate that God would gently remind us of the circle of love and loss all in the same place, at the same time. She turned her head and she noticed Robert Stone sitting across the aisle. His eyes were red and swollen, his gaze unfocused and vacant.MoreLess
Tears slid down her face and dripped onto her black blouse. She swiped a hand across her cheek and stared at the liquid. Tears? I’ve cried so much I didn’t think I had a drop of liquid left.
Tony, sitting on her left, reached inside his jacket, pulled out a clean white handkerchief and pr...essed it into her hand.
“Thank you,” she whispered, sniffing into its softness, and then wadding it into a ball in her fist.
Patrick’s arm rested across her aunt’s shoulders. Erin smiled. Tess deserved love in her life. Somehow it seemed appropriate that God would gently remind us of the circle of love and loss all in the same place, at the same time. She turned her head and she noticed Robert Stone sitting across the aisle. His eyes were red and swollen, his gaze unfocused and vacant.MoreLess
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