At My Husband’s Funeral, My Son Whispered Six Words

“That’s not my pill.”

“It’s the same thing. Take it.”

“Diego – “

“Take it, Pa. For your heart. You don’t want to scare Mom.”

I stopped the recording there the first time. I couldn’t go further. I sat in the dark for an hour.

When I came back the next day and listened to the rest, it was just Eduardo’s breathing getting slower. And Diego sitting there. Not continue reading …