After Losing Us Both
For one second, he froze.
Then, the very next second, he smashed the urn against the wall.
"You've really learned to say anything now, haven't you."
The box split open, and my sister's ashes scattered across the floor.
In that moment, my heart died too.
"That's my sister!"
Burning tears in my eyes, I ran over and scooped the ashes back into the box handful by handful.
Tears struck the floor one drop after another. At last, I broke down completely.