Mom Breaks the News

I stared into Mom’s lovely
“turquoise blue” eyes for 
a moment before I noticed
a single tear spilling down
her cheek.  Words were
hard for her, but she told
me that Missy’s dad had
been really sick for a long 
time.  He died this morning.
Maybe Missy is mad
at everyone.  She might
even be mad at God.