4
Jackie
“Mom, please,” Carl says. “I know you don’t believe in the institution of marriage anymore, but I’ve yet to make all my mistakes. Pay attention.”
Two days ago, I was much more excited about my son’s upcoming nuptials. Then I saw Angela again. She’s been on my mind ever since. I can still see her walking out of that dingy bar, leaving me there on my own, feeling totally out of place. Despite her injury, she walked out straight-backed, without so much as a glance behind her.
“I’m really not the person to ask for advice on this.”
“That’s why I’m here,” Jeffrey, Carl’s best friend—and soon to be best man—says. “You just have to do the Mom thing and nod at appropriate times. You don’t even have to pay that much attention, Jackie. Just enough to make Carl feel loved and sufficientl
