My dad told us he was a mid-level manager at a parts distributor

Ellie, and I look at each other, trying to piece together what the hell just happened. The whole room goes still. I hear the priest clear his throat, awkwardly trying to continue with the sermon, but no one’s really listening anymore.

Later that night, after the food has been eaten and the condolences exhausted, we sit around the kitchen table, the continue reading …