A Night with Mr. Stranger
I whispered, in pain.
“We don’t want you to be sad, Mommy,” Jayden said softly. “We still love you.”
Hayden chimed in again, “Our birthday is coming up this weekend, remember, Mommy?”
What? Their birthday? How had I forgotten it was already that time of the year?
“You'll come, right?” Jayden asked softly. Unsure if I would keep my words this time, or not.
“Of course. Who else would celebrate it if not me.”
“Okay, bye mom. Grandma Rose would come for us now. We don't want to get into trouble for using her phone to call you.”