Chapter 48 : Dinner and a Show

“Now, you two come over anytime, you hear?” Alice’s mother called to us.

We had just spent the afternoon at her house.

Dante told Alice and her mom, whose name was Lacey, the truth about his mother’s hard life. The two women listened with wide eyes and tears. I was sure that it was hard to hear, but they needed to know the truth. Only then they would be able to fully heal.

After Dante was finished telling everything, the mood in the bright kitchen was somber. But Lacey perked up and looked over at her nephew. She asked him if he would like to hear about how his mother was as a child and her family.

Dante nodded enthusiastically.

As he listened to how much of a happy and curious child his mom was, Dante’s face changed. His smile grew wider and wider. I knew that it was good for him to hear this. Knowing that his mother’s life hadn’t been all bad was really good for him.

“You know what I remember most about your mother though?” Lacey asked Dante.