I woke up to the smell of coffee brewing, got off the couch, washed up, and went into the kitchen. My mom was sitting at the table with her coffee. “Good morning, Mijo. Did you manage to get any sleep?”
I gave her a peck on the cheek. “I slept a little, Ma.”
“I heard you going down the stairs. Is everything all right?”
“Yeah, Ma, everything is all right. I just have something to work out.”
“Are you hungry?”
“No, Ma, just some coffee.”
“If you’re tired, Mijo, I can walk to church.
“We can’t pass up our omelet, can we? We can still make ten o’clock mass.” After pouring my coffee, I went into the front, sat on the couch, and called Molly. After the third ring, I recognized Jeannie’s “Hello.”
“Hello, Jeannie. I hope I didn’t wake you up?”
“Hi, Jesse, no, you didn’t. We’ve already had
