The Weekenders
““All you have to do,” Parrish said, “is show up and play the we-we card.”
“Which is what?”
“The widow card. That’s what my mama used to call it, after my dad died. Widows get a hall pass for at least the first year after their husbands are gone. You’re expected to be helpless, dazed, and confused. Nobody’s supposed to upset you, and you’re allowed to cry anytime you want. That’s called playing the we-we card. And nobody did it better than my mother.”
“I don’t have to play it. I’m already living... the dazed and confused part,” Riley said. “And I’ve just about cried my tear ducts dry.”
“Hang in there,” Parrish said, giving her a hug. “We’re gonna get you through this, together. Evelyn’s not going to make things easy, though.”
“She tried to dictate the arrangements,” Riley said. “By the time I got to the funeral home, she’d already called Miles Kenton and picked out the casket.”
“Dear, thoughtful Evvy,” Parrish said. “What exactly did she have planned?”MoreLess
“Which is what?”
“The widow card. That’s what my mama used to call it, after my dad died. Widows get a hall pass for at least the first year after their husbands are gone. You’re expected to be helpless, dazed, and confused. Nobody’s supposed to upset you, and you’re allowed to cry anytime you want. That’s called playing the we-we card. And nobody did it better than my mother.”
“I don’t have to play it. I’m already living... the dazed and confused part,” Riley said. “And I’ve just about cried my tear ducts dry.”
“Hang in there,” Parrish said, giving her a hug. “We’re gonna get you through this, together. Evelyn’s not going to make things easy, though.”
“She tried to dictate the arrangements,” Riley said. “By the time I got to the funeral home, she’d already called Miles Kenton and picked out the casket.”
“Dear, thoughtful Evvy,” Parrish said. “What exactly did she have planned?”MoreLess
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