Eva
Though the funeral would be in a few days, she’d kept Peter’s coffin in her living room. She sat beside it, asking questions and telling him how much she loved him. Eva, their only daughter, was living abroad, but Maggie had asked her to come home so that she wouldn’t be alone.
Hello Again
Her daughter arrived, and they hugged each other tightly because they hadn’t seen each other for a year. Eva said she was sorry that she hadn’t come home more often. Maggie simply said it was okay because everyone was busy, but it hurt.