With trembling hands I covered my mouth, not knowing how to react or what to feel. I can't imagine how painful it must have to lose someone — especially your mom...
“Why… why did she do that?” I asked softly, finding the strength to speak only after a long moment of silence.
“She caught Dad cheating again—with a woman even younger than her!” he spat, his voice laced with fury that soon gave way to bitterness. “Why? Why did she throw her life away for someone so worthless? For someone who broke her down, piece by piece—not just emotionally, but physically, too. I don’t understand…”
I bit my lower lip as I felt his pain clinging to every word he said. It was deep and raw—like an open wound that never had the chance to heal.
“Maybe…” I began gently, “Maybe the pain she was carrying was to
