The walk to work was super fast. Mostly because I had a lot on my mind. After I'd broken the news of mom's cancer, things changed instantly. Dad had gone extremely quiet and there was so much emotion stuck in my throat, I couldn't speak again. I knew dad was trying to say something, but I could tell that he was having a hard time getting something out, so I'd hung up, falling back to my bed, losing my appetite.
I pushed the door to the diner open and walked to the changing room.
Kora was already in her uniform by the time I got in, but she was on the phone. When she saw me, Sher smiled widely, waving to me as she spoke, and I smiled back waving too.
After three minutes, I was in my uniform and Kora hung up on the phone saying, "Yeah. Love you too." She looked at me, pushing her phone in
