Elaine slammed down the phone on the holder, her eyes burning with tears as she choked them back with a deep breath in, trying to tell herself that it wasn't worth the anger. She was going to be disappointed and that much was okay, but she refused to be upset that Jane had, once again, let her down. Elaine didn't think she asked much of her children, in fact she rarely even bothered them to come visit her because she knew how busy they were – and part of her knew they had trouble coming to visit now that their father had passed away, it brought back too many hard memories. But for goodness sakes, Elaine thought, she was still alive and deserved to have her children come to support her every so often. This dance recital meant so much to Elaine, especially since she had started to feel stron
