Necessary Heartbreak
“The previous day’s events had left them exhausted both emotionally and physically. For a while they sat in silence, enjoying the peaceful view before them.
Michael was the first to break the silence. “It’s so beautiful here at night.” He caught Elizabeth studying him thoughtfully. “What are you looking at?”
“Nothing.” When he refused to look away, she shrugged. “It’s just rare that I see you”—she hunted for the word—“smile.”
“I smile!”
“No, Dad, you don’t.”
Michael thought a moment, then shook ...his head. “I don’t, do I?”
“Nope.”
He sighed. “I guess I haven’t had much to smile about over the years.” After an awkward moment of silence, he added, “I miss your mom.”
Elizabeth shifted nervously and tried to change the subject. “Look at those stars, Dad.” She pointed to a cluster in the sky.
Michael stared at his daughter. “Elizabeth, you always change the subject when I talk about Mom. Why?”
She looked away. “No reason.”MoreLess
Michael was the first to break the silence. “It’s so beautiful here at night.” He caught Elizabeth studying him thoughtfully. “What are you looking at?”
“Nothing.” When he refused to look away, she shrugged. “It’s just rare that I see you”—she hunted for the word—“smile.”
“I smile!”
“No, Dad, you don’t.”
Michael thought a moment, then shook ...his head. “I don’t, do I?”
“Nope.”
He sighed. “I guess I haven’t had much to smile about over the years.” After an awkward moment of silence, he added, “I miss your mom.”
Elizabeth shifted nervously and tried to change the subject. “Look at those stars, Dad.” She pointed to a cluster in the sky.
Michael stared at his daughter. “Elizabeth, you always change the subject when I talk about Mom. Why?”
She looked away. “No reason.”MoreLess
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