Cruel Awakening

Cora was restless in the morning, eager to see her mother again. Nash, Martha, and Dom all looked as tired as she did, as though none of them had managed to get any sleep.

“Mom is going to want to see Dad, isn’t she? How do I explain he isn’t here?” It would devastate her to find out that he not only left her, but that he has married someone else already. “Oh God, how do I explain to her that I ca