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I called Mom while I was shopping and asked, “Should I bring chocolate cake or apple pie for Christmas?” – Welcome

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“What does that mean?”

His eyes filled.

“Thomas?”

He tried to speak, but nothing came out.

I called for the nurse.

Those were the last words my father ever said to me.

A few hours later, he died.

***

The funeral passed in fragments.

People kept telling me Thomas had spoken about me often.

That made me angrier than silence would have.

Afterward, I packed immediately.continue reading …

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