'Perhaps, it is the greatest grief, after all, to be left alone when another is gone.'-Madeline Miller 

I move from one room to another till I find a comfortable, breathable space and finally arrive in the kitchen. It is difficult to say no when your 15-year-old sister begs and weeps on the phone to attend her birthday party. There literally was a time when I used to attend parties even without official invitations but after I lost my husband in a pathetic car crash, nothing feels right and being happy has become a task.  

 "Danny you are still grieving for a person who died 3 years ago." 

I push away her hand that was soothing my back, "Danny c’mon go and meet Lily's teacher; she is really sweet and young and.." 

 "Mom how difficult is it to accept the fact that your son is fucking gay! And his husband died at the age of 25?" My tone comes out harsher and louder than I meant it to be, but how much can a person bear?  Ellis and my wedding was not any grand affair, we simply married in a courtroom in the presence of our friends but it meant the world to us.