I Need You, My Luna
My throat goes tight, and I have to swallow hard before I can respond.
Goddess, watching them like this, watching them starve themselves because they're too scared and too heartbroken to eat, it's killing me.
"Your mom wouldn't want this," I try again, desperation breaking into my voice now. "She wouldn't want you starving yourselves. She'd want you to take care of yourself. You know that, right?"
Makayla finally looks at me, and the pain in her eyes makes it hard to stay grounded.
"But she's not here to tell us that," she whispers. "And I want her to come home, Daddy. I want Mommy."