A Heart Frozen Over
I'm playing hide-and-seek with my son when he locks me on the balcony. It's freezing outside, and my face turns blue from the cold.
However, all he does is laugh at me while I call for help. He makes ugly faces at me through the glass. "You look like the stray dog downstairs, Mom! You're so ugly!"
I die a frosty and terrible death. Before breathing my last breath, I see my son excitedly give my husband a video call.
"Mom has frozen to death, Dad. Can you take Ms. Cole home to be my new mom now?"
When I open my eyes again, I'm taken back to the moment my son wants me to play hide-and-seek with him.