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Show Inside Out, 124 "It's about a guy..." Mom's face softened. "Oh, Terra, we hardly ever have time to talk, do we." And Terra could see how Mom really wanted to sit down and talk to her, but was anxious about being late. "Oh, we can talk about it later. You need to go. It's not that important." "Are you sure?" Mom asked, but she had picked up her stuff now. "Yeah. It's fine." "Well, don't forget. Let's do it tonight, for sure. Do you have to work? After work then. Don't let me forget. If I'm asleep, wake me up, OK?" "OK." And she was gone. Terra thought about her mom. She was so distracted, but she really wanted to be close to Terra. Terra knew it. And Dad-last night he had been so warm, as if he just ached to put his arms around her. She knew he loved her. Both of these people, so lonely and so full of love. What was wrong between them? What had started before the accident that had pulled them apart? Why couldn't they come back together in their shared grief over Joe? Notebook for Or. Scofield I've been remembering one day, a few weeks before the accident. I think it stands out to me now because I think it showed something about what was going on. It was a day Oad went on a business trip. |
