The Wish List
“Still, Faith was determined to be cheery, to handle the farewell to Nathan this evening as she would any other patient’s swan song. Firmly, she took herself in hand. She rose early, busied herself making a big breakfast, and planned activities for her and Cory. They would clean, they would go to the park, they would play games, read, draw, enjoy themselves.
It seemed like such a simple plan, easy to implement, bound to be effective. But by early afternoon, she and Cory had done all those things..., some of them twice. Frantically and without fun. The day was dragging, and Faith was angry with herself for feeling that way, for wishing the hours would spin by so that Nathan— “Mom?” Cory’s voice, loud and demanding, appeared out of left field, tearing her away from her thoughts.
“What, tiger?” she asked, turning to him. “You want to know the time again? It’s a whole two minutes since you asked me last. Maybe not even two minutes.” She smiled at her son who was sitting cross-legged next to the coffee table, wielding a green crayon and sliding his tongue along his lips as he worked on the picture he was drawing.MoreLess
It seemed like such a simple plan, easy to implement, bound to be effective. But by early afternoon, she and Cory had done all those things..., some of them twice. Frantically and without fun. The day was dragging, and Faith was angry with herself for feeling that way, for wishing the hours would spin by so that Nathan— “Mom?” Cory’s voice, loud and demanding, appeared out of left field, tearing her away from her thoughts.
“What, tiger?” she asked, turning to him. “You want to know the time again? It’s a whole two minutes since you asked me last. Maybe not even two minutes.” She smiled at her son who was sitting cross-legged next to the coffee table, wielding a green crayon and sliding his tongue along his lips as he worked on the picture he was drawing.MoreLess
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