67-At the table

“I need some water.” Mom said trying to get up.

“I’ll get it.” Francis told mom, getting up and going to the sink. We sat quietly, waiting for Francis to finish. The sound of the water rushing out of the tap was so loud in this silent large kitchen.

Well, until Alice broke the silence. “I have a question. What will Francis be calling you now?”

She was asking mom.

“We’ll talk about that later.” Dad cut in.

Francis placed the glass of water in front of mom and sat back down. Mom only took a sip of the water and then placed the glass back on the table. We sat waiting for mom to start talking.

“You know what your dad said about forgiveness?” Mom started. “Marriage is all about forgiveness. I’ve forgiven your father a lot of times, for various reasons, like he mentioned. One of those reason’s was Delilah. She use to work here for us, right in this mansion. She use to cook, cle