- 6.
After Dad died and Mom went to jail Mark
After Dad died and Mom went to jail, Mark
was amazing.
His mom treated me like her own daughter.
I felt so bad for her. “She just said,
‘Congratulations on your wedding‘,” I said.
Mark’s mom frowned. “That’s impossible.”
“Mark looked terrified after she talked to
him.”
“If that’s all she said, why would he react like
that and kill himself?”
The others chimed in: “Yeah, Mark was
clearly freaked out. That can’t be it.”
“Besides who whispers ‘congratulations‘ in
“Besides, who whispers ‘congratulations‘ in
someone’s ear? She’s lying!”
“Come on, Sarah. Mark was good to you.
Don’t protect your mom just because she’s a
murderer.”
Even Mark’s dad gave me a serious look.
“Sarah, my son loved you with all his heart.
You owe him the truth.”
I tried again. “My dad and Mark died the
same way, after hearing the same sentence.
I want to know what Mom said more than
anyone.
That’s why I asked her to tell me in front of
everyone.
I don’t think it was ‘congratulations‘, but
that’s really all she told me! You all heard it!”
I’d lost the two most important men in my life,
all because of one sentence.
I wanted answers.
They could see I was being honest.
They still had doubts, but they didn’t say
anything more.
They were busy trying to figure out Mark’s
funeral arrangements.
It was a disaster.
My heart was broken.
After the funeral, I went back to my old
house.
As soon as I got there, I saw people were all
over the lawn.
