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Later, Grandma Eleanor told me that Mom’s last call was to Dad, but it was hung up.
Her last message was also to Dad, and the message said: “Come home quickly.”
Mom must have been in a critical condition then, so she only typed those three words.
But that message wasn’t on Dad’s phone; someone had deleted it.
Mom’s cause of death was finally confirmed: sudden cardiac death.
The day Mom was buried, a light rain fell, and a gentle breeze blew.
I said to the gravestone, “Mommy, I see you!”
The adults around were startled, whispering among themselves.
Dad knelt down and asked me, “Where is Mom? Show Daddy.”
He believed me, thinking Mom was really there.
I held out my hand to catch the raindrops. “This is Mommy! She said she’d turn into a gentle breeze and fine rain to be with me.”
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My mommy, she never lied to me.
