.contentshome....and you will....know what to do....I will be....fine....now go..."she whispered in between each labored breath before suddenly fallin...asleep.Charlie looked at the sleeping woman with a wide eyed gaze, his mouthwordlessly flapping about as he stepped away slowly. The key sitting inhis hand with a slight tingle as he continued to back away until bumpinginto a familiar form. Charlie quickly turned around to see a tired andweary eyed Joe staring back over at his mother, only. He decided to rely on his charm and hope that it was enough. He finally reached someone that was in the know and convinced them to give him the address. They only had it because she had won a contest the previous year and had recently moved, sending the updated address to one of the owners. When he hung up the phone, a thrill raced through him, observing the address information he’d just written down. He could do it. He could actually go find her. On a whim, he picked up the phone again and. ..”“I said no. Don’t ask again. I will pay my respects at another time, but not if she’s there, never that again,” I said.“He’s not coming to my mom’s funeral is he!” said Lea.“No, I got a call from Anna. She’s coming, but not Andrew,” said Carlton.“He must actually hate me, and all because of a few misspoken words! God how I hate myself,” she said.“It’s not because of what you said that night, not that only at any rate. It’s Kari’s adoption by me, mostly, and his inability to believe that we. “Ok, drink up k**s, we are going home” I fumed, the rage inside me trying to be fully expressed in my strained, shaking voice. I swallowed my gin and tonic in one solitary gulp, slammed my glass on the table and headed towards the door.“Mum, wait”. The twins called in unison.I stopped in my tracks, turning towards the twins as my eyes began to well up; they were just blurred figures in front of me, I brushed at the tears that had begun to trickle down my cheeks using the same piece of tissue.