After her mom died, Mona was forced to sell her house to pay the medical bills from mother's long struggle with lymphoma. How she longed just to walk around that old house--to feel the smooth banister under her hands; to light a fire in the dining room and swear because she can't ge the flew open all the way; smell her mom's pumpkin pie-cake baking in the oven as the drool-worthy aroma wafted through out the house.
Mona dreamed of playing a Billie Holiday record on the Victrola that used to stand in the living room and dancing with Mom. Mona could see herself standing in her graduation gown on the front porch with Eddie by her side as friends and family snapped pictures. Watching the house slide past the passenger window drew tears.
Photo: Xelin
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