Thirty - It Was Never A Liaison

Some souls are just meant to be for each other forever, and ever, and ever! ~ Avijeet Das~ Luca. "Mom, what are you doing in my room?" I asked even though I could see she was folding my clothes. She was seated on my bedroom couch, legs beneath her, head bowed looking desolate, her hands mechanical with folding, precisely, perfectly, efficiently. She lifted her face to me, and I read anxiety in them, sadness, and helplessness. "I'm sorry," she said, her eyes fixed on my face. "Don't be," I told her in a gentle voice. I haven't seen my mother this sad in a long time. The anguish in her eyes brought back childhood memories I would rather remain hidden in the depth of my brain. I was young, a child, really, but there is a part of me that remembers Freddie—her first husband—the man whom