She took a deep breath and let it out in a long sighing exhale before turning her head to look me in the face, or at least in a sidelong look as we were so close together. Mom xxx It really had been far too long since our last get together. We were just about ready to head out the door when my phone rang in the kitchen. After opening her door and letting her get seated, I got in on my side of the car and just sat there smiling for a bit as Sarah continued to rave about how much fun that was. The phone just kept ringing and ringing and ringing… I let the phone drop to my lap when the continual ringing began to sound like an alarm in my mind. Someone slamming a door upstairs and then heavy footfalls tromping down the stairs to the front door of the building. You showered her
