"Joe, wake up!!! Wake up, you sleepy head! Mom is back from Vancouver!!!" I ran to my brother's room with excitement.
"Oh yes, mom is finally back! I miss her so much." He jumped out of bed as I was entering his room.
We both ran downstairs expectantly.537Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKYMOy0h2qq
Joe opened the door.
It's not our mother who was standing by the door. 537Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4psyfTwKkY
It was her colleague from work.
She looked up. She looked pale, very pale. And she was holding our mother's hat.
I knew right away that something was not right.
"Honey, I am terribly sorry...I am terribly sorry..." She bursted into tears. "Your mom was de...dead in a tragic car accident... I am so sorry..."537Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfB2b6N5L74
Me and Joe looked at each other. We could tell from each other's watery eyes that we were trying so hard to hold back our tears. 537Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4wCFlomQBj
Silence.537Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvgTjYFHNwx
Then I took the hat from the lady, and shut the door. Me and Joe were awake all night, but we couldn't say anything at all.
This was the first Christmas without our mom.
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